Review: Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret Larry Osborne Zondervan 2013 This book is much better than it could’ve been. Yes, I’ve read Lencioni and a few others and this one can hold its own with them. First of all it isn’t all about how to run a church. It isn’t pure business either. What Osborne covers is important for both sides. Lots of people skills here and he doesn’t mince words about how to deal with problems---your own and the others. Deal with them, but maybe from an angle you hadn’t expected to read. His first section starts right. You have to have an exit strategy ready at the outset. Innovations fail frequently and damage control matters for everyone and especially the leader of the group. Communication strategies matter. Picking the right battle, having a clear vision that is clear to more than the leader matter. Enlisting the right people at the right time matters, identifying th...