Deadly Viper Character Assassins is a kung fu inspired book on leadership integrity. With provocative and honest insights on burnout, out of control emotions, sex, money, transparency, and second chances, Deadly Viper is a must read for every leader looking for sustained success. So whether you're an executive at a large company, a daring entrepreneur, a gifted salesman, or serving at a church or non-profit, Deadly Viper Character Assassins will engage you in the critical conversations about finding true meaning in life and leadership.
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Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite are great friends who are often found in Jud's Las Vegas mancave figuring how to be better leaders, warriors, and advocates for each others success. Mike Foster is the Creative Principal at PlainJoe Studios. In 2002, Mike founded XXXchurch, and led the creative vision of this organization until 2006. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two children and they live in Southern California. Jud Wilhite lives in the Las Vegas area with his family where he leads Central Christian Church. He is the author of several books, including Stripped: Uncensored Grace on the Streets of Vegas.
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Addressing some good issues with a serious flaw,
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This review is from: Deadly Viper Character Assassins: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life and Leadership (Hardcover)
Marketing on racial stereotypes can seem inventive/creative from a majority culture perspective while unintentionally and somewhat obliviously being extremely hurtful to others. Integrity demands that we recognize our blind spots when they arise.
It is important to realize that sin and the hurt it inflicts is often not our intent. There should be grace for that. There should also be integrity that is willing to lose face and lose profits when the error is brought to light.
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Yeah, be offended its happnin!,
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As a Superhero I'm certainly offended! Racial insensitivity goes well beyond racial. I can't believe the authors were willing only to present these assassin murderers and ignore those efforts in defeating the forces of evil and upholding truth, justice, and the American Way. The theme and the application of that theme reveal a serious insensitivity to Superhero Culture and to the greater Hero Community as a whole. I praise you for the content of the book, we need to raise up mortal humans, like yourself, not to become cronies to the diabolical forces of darkness that continue to corrupt our metropolis. But the way in which you choose to co-opt Superhero culture in inappropriate ways is not acceptable.
Due to the fact that you are mortals and not Superheroes, you have no business exploiting us in the marketing of your book. What gives you the authority to represent our culture as solely full of venom and diabolic? Don't forget us good guys at the Hall of Justice, the most powerful forces of good ever assembled! Now, I perfectly understand that nobody will read it; certainly, no juvenile human male would dare to crack the cover, but can't you just write a status quo boring book on character? You'll notice that there are a number of us Superfriends that take offense at the ways you misuse the category assassin. While there are Assassins from the Legion of Doom, there also exist Assassins of Justice that partner across the cosmic reaches of the universe to save the day! You also confuse aspects of the Superfriends Justice League with the X-Men. These are two very distinct and ancient cartoons that you should have taken the time to understand before using as a fun way to market your product. So what can we learn from this? #1) Only if you are from a particular culture can you write or even mention it. Yes, you should completely ignore or reject that cultural characteristics even exist to begin with. #2) I should be extremely offended by Larry the Cable Guy given the location I live and my cultural background. #3) Since cultural stereotyping is absolutely wrong; Christ needs to repent for stereotyping the Pharisees and Sadducees by their religious culture of the day. Yeah, it's that stupid. Confused by my review? Maybe this will help. [...]
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The perfect book for men AND women in leadership positions,
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I was given this book by a colleague that used it in a christian men's group. I absolutely could not put it down. I was instantly convicted by some of the anecdotal stories that were used to illustrate character failures that people can succumb to if they allow themselves to be consumed by their own delusional egos. I read this book not once but twice with rapt interest, seeing my very own past, and dare I say, present faults and failures. As a christian man, it occurred to me yet again that christian men need each other! I immediately purchased eight copies and will be ordering another ten soon, for other men in my life that I know will find benefit from the brutally honest advice that this book offers. I will close with this, I recently called up one of the men that I gave a copy of this book to and asked what he thought. He said "I hate this book AND I love this book". He went on to say that he too was convicted by the message. So if you are a person that is in a leadership position and you are interested in sharping your character tools, buy this book.
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