Three Big Questions For A Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important Organization In Your Life (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
Remember "Who Moved My Cheese?"? Think that book, only couched in a family setting. It's another "fable" - which is basically a literary term used to describe a made up story that perfectly illustrates the point the author wants to make. How convenient. It's also a way of taking a short topic and stretching it out to a book-length work. I have little tolerance for the fable as marketing gimmick.The sad thing is, I think Lencioni has some important things to share with families - important concepts that can make a big difference in family life. The trouble is, all the good stuff gets buried at the end of this long, drawn-out fable thing.Really, this is a non-fiction book. And the average reader could save themselves a bunch of time and just skip to the end (pp. 179 to 200) where Lencioni gets into what the book is really about. Those 21 pages are worth reading. But I wouldn't spend money to buy the whole book just for those few pages. Borrow it from a friend. Check it out of the library. And skip the fluffly "leadership fable" thing. Matt and I read this together and it has changed so much of how I now see things. It has put so many things into perspectives. It opens up with a husband sharing with his wife that if his clients ran their business' like they ran their family, they would be out of business. I have felt that way so often in our family. I have felt on so many occasions the disorganization and chaos that surrounds life, because we all know life just happens and we never know what lies ahead. I am so happy we found this book. I am not a self-help book lover! I actually loath reading them, but this one is different. He spins it so that it doesn't feel like a self-help book, but it really does HELP!! If you feel like your family can be frantic at times, READ this book!! We are now implementing these tools into our marriage and our family. It has already MADE a world of difference!!
What do You think about Three Big Questions For A Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important Organization In Your Life (2008)?
Lent to me. Some interesting and easy concepts to follow. Wasn't sure what to expect. Read in a day.
—J355
I think this could be a very helpful book for families. I'll know better after Mark reads it too!
—CrystalAmber
Some good ideas. Could get message by reading last 15 pages.
—Rob
