# IMN: Equipping and Supporting Leaders in Times of Transition Generated by Yoast SEO v28.4, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Annual Appeal](https://imnedu.org/annual-appeal/) - [Member Only Resources](https://imnedu.org/imn-membership/member-only-resources/) - [Discover the Power of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership](https://imnedu.org/education/discover-the-power-of-emotional-intelligence-in-leadership/) - [Welcome to IMN](https://imnedu.org/) - [FTL Essentials](https://imnedu.org/education/ftl-essentials/) ## Posts - [Sabbatical Coverage](https://imnedu.org/sabbatical-coverage/) - [Walnut Creek, California](https://imnedu.org/walnut-creek-california/) - [Alameda, California](https://imnedu.org/alameda-california/) - [San Francisco, California](https://imnedu.org/san-francisco-california/) - [Amber, New York](https://imnedu.org/amber-new-york/) ## Videos - [Why join the IMN and renew each year?](https://imnedu.org/videos/why-join-the-imn-and-renew-each-year/) - [Why do you need to take all parts of the IMN training?](https://imnedu.org/videos/why-do-you-need-to-take-all-parts-of-the-imn-training/) - [Why should a congregation call an intentional interim?](https://imnedu.org/videos/why-should-a-congregation-call-an-intentional-interim/) - [Why register for the IMN Fundamentals of Transitional Ministry training?](https://imnedu.org/videos/why-register-for-the-imn-fundamentals-of-transitional-ministry-training/) - [Virtual Support Groups](https://imnedu.org/videos/virtual-support-groups/) ## BuddyPress Directories - [Groups](https://imnedu.org/?post_type=buddypress&p=18157) - [Register](https://imnedu.org/register/) - [Activate](https://imnedu.org/activate/) - [Members](https://imnedu.org/members/) ## Books - [Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain](https://imnedu.org/books/seven-and-a-half-lessons-about-the-brain/): \From the author of \\How Emotions Are Made,\\ a myth\-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of \\Seven Brief Lessons on Physics\\ and \\Astrophysics for People in a Hurry\ - [Ethnography As A Pastoral Practice: An Introduction](https://imnedu.org/books/ethnography-_as_a_-pastoral_practice/): Ethnography is a way to tap the deep udnercurrents in a community through a process of gathering, analyzing, and sharing data\. Moschella informs clergy on how they can use it to give themselves 'ears to hear' their members own stories, deep wisdom and longing for God\. - [Managing Transitions, 25th anniversary edition: Making the Most of Change](https://imnedu.org/books/managing-transitions-25th-anniversary-edition-making-the-most-of-change-2/): The business world is constantly transforming\. When restructures, mergers, bankruptcies, and layoffs hit the workplace, employees and managers naturally find the resulting situational shifts to be challenging\. But the psychological transitions that accompany them are even more stressful\. Organizatio\.\.\. - [Super Communicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection\.](https://imnedu.org/books/supercommunicators-how-to-unlock-the-secret-language-of-connection/): From the author of The Power of Habit, a fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work—and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life “A winning combination of stories, studies, and guidance that might well transform the worst communicators you know into some of the best\.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again and Hidden Potential ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARD - [Humble Inquiry, Third Edition: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling](https://imnedu.org/books/humble-inquiry-second-edition-the-gentle-art-of-asking-instead-of-telling/): \Most leaders assume they're good communicators\. What they're actually doing—most of the time—is telling\. And telling, even when well\-intentioned, is a subtle power move that shuts people down, withholds critical information, and quietly erodes trust\.\ \Humble Inquiry\ makes the case for a different approach: asking questions you genuinely don't know the answers to, from a posture of curiosity rather than authority\. \What you'll find inside this fully updated third edition:\ \
    \\The ORJI cycle—why conversations go wrong in a split second, and how to interrupt the pattern\\ \\A levels\-of\-relationship model to diagnose where your team is—and how to move toward real openness and trust\\ \\Why hierarchy and “tell” culture actively undermine psychological safety—and what to do about it\\ \\A new chapter on humble inquiry in remote and hybrid work \(spoiler: it works—and may work better\)\\ \\Reader exercises, twelve mini case studies, and a discussion guide for teams\\ \ \Best for:\ managers, leaders, coaches, healthcare professionals, and anyone navigating complex, interdependent teams\. This is a mindset shift, not a script\. Foreword by Michael Bungay Stanier\. Based on Edgar H\. Schein's fifty years of research at MIT\. Over 300,000 copies sold\. ## Categories - [Open Positions](https://imnedu.org/category/openpositionsinter/) - [Book Reviews](https://imnedu.org/category/bookreviews/) - [Uncategorized](https://imnedu.org/category/uncategorized/) - [Conflict](https://imnedu.org/category/conflict/) - [Stewardship](https://imnedu.org/category/stewardship/) ## Tags - [Alice Mann](https://imnedu.org/tag/alice-mann/) - [Gil Rendle](https://imnedu.org/tag/gil-rendle/) - [Stewardship](https://imnedu.org/tag/stewardship/) - [conflict](https://imnedu.org/tag/conflict-2/) - [member news](https://imnedu.org/tag/member-news/) ## Categories - [conference](https://imnedu.org/layout_category/conference/) - [templates](https://imnedu.org/layout_category/templates/) - [Membership](https://imnedu.org/layout_category/membership/) - [webinar video](https://imnedu.org/layout_category/webinar-video/) ## Type - [row](https://imnedu.org/layout_type/row/) - [module](https://imnedu.org/layout_type/module/) - [section](https://imnedu.org/layout_type/section/) - [layout](https://imnedu.org/layout_type/layout/) ## Module Width - [regular](https://imnedu.org/module_width/regular/) - [fullwidth](https://imnedu.org/module_width/fullwidth/) ## Scope - [not\_global](https://imnedu.org/scope/not_global/) - [global](https://imnedu.org/scope/global/) ## Authors - [William Bridges](https://imnedu.org/authors/william-bridges/) - [Gil Rendle](https://imnedu.org/authors/gil-rendle/) - [Peter L\. Steinke](https://imnedu.org/authors/peter-l-steinke/) - [Roy M\. Oswald](https://imnedu.org/authors/roy-m-oswald/) - [Carol Howard Merritt](https://imnedu.org/authors/carol-howard-merritt/) ## Genres - [Interim Ministry](https://imnedu.org/genre/interim-ministry/) - [Family Systems](https://imnedu.org/genre/family-systems/) - [Leadership](https://imnedu.org/genre/leadership/) - [Transitional Ministry](https://imnedu.org/genre/transitional-ministry/) - [Effective Leadership](https://imnedu.org/genre/effective-leadership/) ## Series - [2019 IMN Conference](https://imnedu.org/series/2019imnconference/) - [Leadership](https://imnedu.org/series/leadership/) - [FTL TRAINING BOOK RESOURCES](https://imnedu.org/series/ftl-training-book-resources/) - [Congregational Development](https://imnedu.org/series/congregationaldevelopment/) - [Interim Ministry](https://imnedu.org/series/interimministry/) ## Tags - [Recommended Books](https://imnedu.org/bookstag/recommended/) - [FTL Books](https://imnedu.org/bookstag/ftl-books/) - [IMN Library](https://imnedu.org/bookstag/imn-library/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://imnedu.org/sitemap_index.xml)