What If Five Words Could Change the Way You Lead?
When the Apostle Paul in A.D. 60 invited the church in Colossae to clothe themselves with "Compassion, Kindness, Humility, Gentleness, and Patience," he wasn't writing poetry. He was writing a blueprint.
In this debut book, Five Words to Change the World, Brett W. Horton, Ph.D. brings ancient wisdom into the modern age, weaving together personal stories, decades of leadership experience, and heartfelt honesty about what it really means to lead well.
For believers seeking deeper meaning in Paul's words.
For leaders ready to rediscover why they lead.
For anyone who still believes five simple words can create a way in the wilderness.
About the Author
Dr. Brett W. Horton, Ph.D. has spent more than four decades studying, practicing, and teaching leadership.Raised on a third-generation wheat and cattle farm in western Kansas, Brett grew up watching his parents and grandparents lead with quiet strength: working hard, caring for their neighbors, and building something that would outlast them. Those early lessons never left him, and they became the bedrock of a lifelong pursuit of what it means to lead well.
That pursuit took him across some of America's most demanding leadership environments: the grand resort floors of The Greenbrier and The Broadmoor, the research halls of Purdue University (where he earned his doctorate in 2000), and the classrooms of Iowa State and James Madison University, where he won teaching awards and doubled hospitality program enrollment. He has authored nine peer-reviewed publications on leadership, and his research remains grounded in a simple conviction: that the best leaders aren't the loudest ones in the room.
After decades of leading teams, managing multimillion-dollar operations, and coaching executives across industries, Brett founded b3 Remarkable — channeling everything he knows into helping others grow into leaders who guide with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.