The Final Summit

In the book The Final Summit, Andy Andrews explores several possible answers to the following question: “what does humanity need to do, individually and collectively, to restore itself to the pathway toward a successful civilization?” Several strong responses are utilized along the way until they arrive at the correct answer. Ultimately, each reader must decide if that is the true and correct answer as I can think of at least one that supersedes the answer provided by the protagonist – David Ponder.

The book contains an extensive amount of leadership nuggets, but there are some issues that must be overlooked to find that value: (1) a quirky storyline using a sarcastic archangel, (2) blatant universalistic theology, (3) over-reaching historic praise, and (4) loose artistic interpretation (i.e. swearing and smoking in heaven). Despite these distractions, the book encapsulated a wealth of one-liners that can be used by leaders to improve themselves and their people.

The list below contains a few of the great statements on leadership: (1) page 103 – “I gain a great deal of wisdom by simply remaining silent;” (2) page 156 – “can you make yourself do something you don’t particularly want to do in order to get a result you would like to have;” and (3) page 176 – “if you want to test a person’s character, give him power.” Many more of these great statements are peppered throughout the manuscript.

The unforeseen power of the book is beyond the final pages. Andrews has created a study guide for the book that, when reading it a second time, will help you focus on the most pertinent principles. Further, his website has an unlock link that will allow you to access additional resources for a deeper understanding.



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