Cruciform Leadership

By Leland Ulrich

The Leadership Book You've Been Waiting For.

The business fables you love (Patrick Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team) meet the deep spiritual wisdom of Ken Blanchard (Lead Like Jesus) in this gripping narrative about the true cost of leadership.

Jonas Weaver is a man doing everything right. He's built a thriving cabinet shop, leads his congregation, and serves as school board chairman. Respected by all, he is the picture of success. But when a single, devastating year brings betrayal, public accusation, and a fire that destroys his life's work, Jonas is forced to ask the question every leader must eventually face:

Who are you when the applause stops?

Set in the unpretentious world of a Plain community, this is not a book about theory. It's a leadership parable that shows you what works in the real world, a world of boardrooms, kitchens, and shattered dreams. Through Jonas's journey, you will learn the secret that the most effective leaders have always known: victory comes not from avoiding the cross, but from embracing it.

Cruciform Leadership will teach you:

The "Five Gardens of Leadership" A proven, five-stage framework for navigating failure and emerging transformed.How to "Die Before You Lead" The critical (and most overlooked) step of surrendering your ego in the dark, long before you're in the public eye.The Gabbatha Principle: How to stand in perfect silence under false accusation and win.Why "Being Right" is the Cheapest Thing a Leader Owns: And why your defense of yourself is often your greatest offense.How Your Loudest Accuser Can Become Your Strongest Ally: The redemptive power of turning your critics into guardians.

Filled with 18 chapters and 23 original illustrations, this isn't a book to just read; it's a manual to live. Each chapter ends with a Truth Nail, a portable leadership principle, and Hard Questions designed for individual reflection, executive coaching, or team development.

This is for the leader who has discovered that influence costs more than the books promised. This is for anyone who is ready to stop leading by their own strength and start leading with a limp.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMPB8NBJ
• ISBN13: 9798237335217
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Leland Ulrich
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"