20 Published Books
A Library of
Leadership.
Three decades of writing on Change Mastery, Operational Excellence, Fearless Leadership, and Inner Peace.
Every book in this library can be connected to a real organization John has worked with, a real problem he has solved, and a real result he has measured.
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Signature Works
Lead With These Four:
A business allegory following Jack MacDonald, a company president who turns to A Course in Miracles to break through organizational dysfunction — and discovers that the real root of poor performance is never the people, the process, or the market. It's the ego. It's fear. It's the absence of a miracle-minded approach to leadership.
"Miracle Minded Manager is far more than a book on management. It is a book on life."
Gary Garfield · Retired Chairman & CEO, Bridgestone Americas
The title that names the philosophy. Zentrepreneur combines Zen wisdom, entrepreneurial spirit, and 30 years of business leadership into a new model for change. How to overcome resistance, transcend fear-based management, and create the conditions where people and organizations do their best work.
"Let John Murphy be your guide through the minefields that accompany any change effort."
Dr. Ken Blanchard · Co-author, The One Minute Manager
Eighteen characteristics of the sage leader — from power and grace through integrity, discipline, and fearlessness. A step-by-step blueprint for leaders who want to build organizations that operate from wisdom rather than fear, and from abundance rather than scarcity.
"The heart and soul of leadership — the essence of inspiring people to go beyond what they thought possible."
Pat McGrath Avery · Author & Leadership Consultant
The personal complement to the operational methodology. The Ring of Peace — Let Flow, Let See, Let Go, Let Be — is a four-step model for releasing the hidden guilt and doubt that slow leaders down. The inner work that makes the outer work possible.
"An eye-opening wake-up call for everyone who has ever doubted themselves — or their organization."
Linda Thompson · AuthorsWebTV.com
Complete Library
All 20 Published Works
The Simple Truths collection: Three early titles — Think Change, Do More with Less, and Pulling Together: 17 Principles — were originally published by Successories. When Successories was sold to Simple Truths, those titles were discontinued. That relationship led directly to the eight books John wrote for Simple Truths, listed below.
John's most popular teamwork title — from his first workshop in Grand Rapids to Fortune 100 boardrooms across 50 countries. Ten rules that have shaped how thousands of teams operate. Published by Simple Truths/SourceBooks.
Ten steps to replace entrenched habits with high-performance behaviors. Used in corporate training programs worldwide — deceptively simple, lasting in impact.
Ten secrets of world-class customer service. How to move from satisfied customers to raving fans — using the same principles of standardization and poka-yoke John teaches in Kaizen events.
Ten takeaways for advancing your career — how to prioritize ruthlessly, step into your potential, and stop waiting for permission to lead.
On the transformative power of perception. How the same facts, seen through a different lens, produce entirely different outcomes. The foundational mindset behind everything John teaches.
On reinvention, renewal, and leading your own transformation before trying to lead anyone else's. The inner work that precedes the outer change.
Cuts through the noise to focus on what genuinely creates a fulfilling, purposeful life — and how to stop letting busyness masquerade as progress.
On unlocking the creative capacity that organizational life routinely suppresses. How to lead teams that innovate — and how to become a leader who makes innovation feel safe.
A map of the eight disciplines of high-performance character — and how understanding your natural style unlocks your capacity to lead others more effectively.
The Lean leadership framework applied to the full executive role — not just the shop floor. How value stream thinking changes the way leaders allocate attention, resources, and accountability.
How leaders ignite and sustain transformational culture change from within. The playbook for becoming the person who makes change possible — not the person who blocks it.
How vision — clearly held, deeply felt, and courageously communicated — becomes the most powerful alignment tool in any organization's arsenal. The Zentrepreneur's inner compass.
What Readers Say
Endorsements From People Who Lead Things
“Miracle Minded Manager is far more than a book on management. It is a book on life.”
“Let John Murphy be your guide through the minefields that accompany any change effort. Zentrepreneur shows you the way.”
“An eye-opening wake-up call for everyone. John Murphy’s work on inner peace is as practical as it is profound.”
“If you want a strong, positive jump start to your professional and personal lives, then John Murphy’s books are must reading.”
“Miracle-Minded Manager challenges every assumption about what makes a great manager — and leaves you questioning everything in the best possible way.”
“John Murphy has once again shown that the connection between inner peace and outer performance is not philosophical — it’s operational.”