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Leadership
I recently read The Trust Edge by David Horsager and I want to share with you an amazingly simple but powerful concept that may be helpful to you. If you want to ensure you’re accomplishing what is important and… Continue Reading →
Too many people view leadership as perks and privilege rather than duty and responsibility. I recently watched Simon Sinek’s TED talk, Why good leaders make you feel safe. He starts his talk by relating the story of Army Capt…. Continue Reading →
Sheryl Sandberg is the COO of Facebook and the relates lessons of life and leadership in her best seller Lean In. She points out how stereotypes are holding women back from senior leadership positions in the world. She affirms that “This… Continue Reading →
Tucked away in 1 Chronicles is an amazing verse about the men of Issachar, Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command…. Continue Reading →
When’s the last time your team devoted a day to professional development? This week we brought our staff together for an intense day of leadership development as we watched and discussed several sessions from the 2013 Willow Creek Leadership Summit…. Continue Reading →
The Thing in the Bushes: Turning Organizational Blind Spots into Competitive Advantage is “a metaphor to describe the unidentified and often-denied problem that prevents an organization from achieving its goals” (p. 9). How does one confront “the thing in the bushes”? The… Continue Reading →
A common cry among organizations and churches is “How can we develop more leaders?” Leadership development programs and courses abound but how effective are they at developing leaders? The better question is, “How did Jesus develop His leaders?” With Jesus… Continue Reading →
I love going to Chicago in the summer-time, the temperatures are mild and the flowers are in full bloom. I was in Chicago for the Leadership Summit debrief. Staying at the Hyatt-Regency in Rosemont was an extra bonus (the… Continue Reading →
This was an amazing Leadership Summit. Listed below are the primary speakers and I have limited myself to two quotes from each speaker (it wasn’t easy). Enjoy . . . Bill Hybels “Many leaders incorrectly assume their most… Continue Reading →
The topic of homosexuality has captured the headlines this past week. The dictionary defines tolerance as “a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own; freedom from bigotry.” As I… Continue Reading →
Here’s an excellent post from Perry Noble – 10 Things I Wish I Could Say To Every Church Leader!
About six months ago I built a stand up desk (see the corresponding picture). Jeanne mentioned to me an article she had read about the health benefits of standing rather than sitting and I have discovered I feel more creative… Continue Reading →
Jeanne and I have lived in our house for about 30 years and the condition of our front yard has progressively gotten worse until it was essentially clay and rocks. Every fall I would go out and rake the astro-dirt… Continue Reading →
It’s been said, “If you aim at nothing you’ll hit it every time.” The Roman philosopher Seneca remarked, “When a man doesn’t know what harbor he is heading for, then no wind is the right one.” As you study the… Continue Reading →
Training and leadership development is recognized as a necessary investment by successful businesses. Parents spend significant amounts of money on books and materials that teach them how to train their children. Some of you parents may be wondering, “I’ve spent… Continue Reading →
