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Farming the Future: Fierce Conversations About Faith, Family, and Leadership

Farming the Future: Fierce Conversations About Faith, Family, and Leadership - Paperback

by Ray Sanders
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ray SandersTheme:Religious Orientation/ChristianPublish date:9/15/2026Pages:132
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lucid BooksISBN-13:9781632969095ISBN-10:1632969092UPC:9781632969095Book Category:Business & Economics, ReligionBook Subcategory:Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Christian LivingBook Topic:Leadership & MentoringSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.136Product ID:SCNGSXPB13

As a CEO who serves at the helm of multi-million-dollar organizations, lives the life of a serial entrepreneur, and navigates the dynamics of multigenerational family businesses, Ray Sanders takes readers on a behind-the-scenes journey through the tensions, challenges, and opportunities unique to family-owned enterprises.

In Farming the Future, real-to-life conflicts, communication struggles, and sibling rivalries unfold as sparks fly, tempers flare, and the family patriarch does his best to keep both the family and the business from falling apart.

The likelihood of a family business surviving beyond the second generation is rare, and almost none exist beyond the third or fourth generation. Yet despite the odds, family businesses can not only survive but thrive as fierce conversations about faith, family, and leadership plow the way to lasting success.

Farming the Future introduces readers to a group of family leaders standing at a crossroads, fighting for the future of their families and their shared business interests. Something must change. Personality clashes, long-standing grudges, interpersonal conflicts, differences of opinion, misunderstandings, and poor communication threaten the moral fabric and character of the company.

Breakthrough begins when the family pauses in the heat of battle and considers the wisdom and counsel of a purpose-minded advisor who steps into the fray and challenges their mindset, perspective, and approach to running the business.

Results do not come immediately, but as best practices and proven methodologies take root, the family recognizes how close they are to disaster. Tough decisions must be made, but without them, there is no future worth fighting for.

Farming the Future also includes a discussion and leader's guide designed to help any business-especially family-owned enterprises-navigate the challenges and opportunities every organization is certain to face. Fierce conversations about faith, family, and leadership are the keys to farming the future for those committed to growth, effective succession planning, and sustainable success.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lucid BooksISBN-13:9781632969095ISBN-10:1632969092UPC:9781632969095Book Category:Business & Economics, ReligionBook Subcategory:Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Christian LivingBook Topic:Leadership & MentoringSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.136Product ID:SCNGSXPB13
Sanders, Ray: - Ray Sanders is the founder and CEO of Coaching Leaders, an executive coaching and revenue-generating business consulting firm that partners with Fortune 500 executives, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business owners to help them navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with growing their companies and strengthening their leadership teams (raysanders.com). As a CEO, Ray has grown multimillion-dollar organizations, advanced national and international brands, led a financial institution, served in a nonpartisan role with the United States Senate, led print and broadcast organizations, and pioneered initiatives to bring clean water to remote regions of the world. His leadership experience spans more than forty years. Ray is recognized by his peers as a leader of leaders, a whiteboard aficionado, and an innovative growth strategist with a passion for purpose-driven cultures and values-based leadership development. His business coaching, mentoring, and personal ministry have given him a unique perspective on the wide range of struggles leaders face in all walks of life. A skilled communicator, Ray has served as editor in chief for Oklahoma's largest weekly news journal, hosted an award-winning radio program, and been a keynote speaker for conventions, conferences, and campuses. He has published more than 150 articles and feature stories in print and online publications, including The Baptist Messenger, The Oklahoman, the Oklahoma Press Association, and others. Ray holds a BA degree from the University of Oklahoma. Ray and his wife, Stephanie, are the founders of Edify Leaders, a nonprofit organization that inspires and mobilizes leaders to use their influence to impact the world for good (edifyleaders.org). While Ray continues to lead a thriving business in the marketplace, he also dedicates much of his time to speaking and leading ministry coaches who encourage hundreds of ministry leaders as they navigate the challenges of life and ministry. A world traveler, Ray enjoys exploring new places with the love of his life, Stephanie. Together, they have six grown children and ten grandchildren.
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