POPE JOHN XXIII
Model and Mentor for Leaders

POPE JOHN XXIII
Model and Mentor for Leaders

Lots of management manuals have been written with illustrations drawn from the examples of various managers, and lots of monographs have been published profiling individual leaders, but such books rarely provide both a practical manual one can use while profiling a model one can follow. This volume is unique in that it does both. In the process John XXIII becomes a spiritual as well as a down-to-earth guide for managers from pastors to presidents. This book reviews the words and works of Angelo Roncalli during the period when he faced the greatest challenge of his life when, at age seventy-seven, he assumed the daunting task of leading the Roman Catholic Church into a whole new way of relating to itself and the world at large. Setting a tone, establishing a purpose, outlining a program, having a strategy, selecting a team, keeping on message, using the media, rationing the time available and deliberately pursuing the goals established are just a few of the many managerial skills studied here that set “good Pope John XXIII” apart from others and made him such a consummate model, mentor and patron saint for managers.

“Leadership is an art as well as a science. As a result, we can and should learn from great leaders. Pope John XXIII is considered one of the most impactful modern church leaders. Read this thoughtful book by Fr. Bonnot and become a better leader.” Ken Blanchard, Co-Author of One Minute Manager and Leadership by the Book.

About the Author: Bob (Bernard R.) Bonnot was ordained to the priesthood in 1967 at Rome’s North American College. He received his PhD for his study on the pontificate of Pope John XXIII from the University of Chicago in 1976, and was one of the pioneers in establishing the now defunct Catholic Television Network of America (CTNA) for the Roman Catholic Bishops of the United States. A priest of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, he is presently serving as a Senior Vice President, Programming with the Hallmark Channel.