Tweet There’s a delicate tension of leading change – Patience and Drive One of the hardest tensions in leadership is knowing how hard to push change and how patient to…
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Tweet Ignorance, Arrogance, Indifference – or Inability? Whenever a team member isn’t functioning as well as they could, I want to understand why. Over the years, I’ve found the problem…
Tweet Frustration. Every team has it at some point. If you work on a team long enough, you’re going to get frustrated. That’s not necessarily a sign you’re on the…
Tweet Disciplined Rhythms I’ve never really believed in work-life balance. At least not if balance means every important area of life gets equal time and attention every day. Leadership simply…
Tweet There are three limits that eventually confront a growing church. Growth is exciting. Most churches say they want it. We pray for more people to come, more people to…
Tweet If I could only make one change in an organization, I might change the culture of accepting change. Not a specific program. Not the organizational chart. Not the meeting…
Tweet As a leader, it seems I’m always trying to balance perfect and progress. I want things done well. We should think through the details, ask good questions, anticipate problems,…
Tweet The way people expect a leader to respond determines how transparent they will be with them — and how much trust they will receive. I’ve learned this one repeatedly…
Tweet If I could sit down with that younger version of myself, I’d tell him: You don’t know what you don’t know. Be okay with that. When I was in…
Tweet Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Proverbs 4:25 NLT That’s such a great leadership verse. Leadership comes with a lot of noise. The…
Tweet I am often asked how I process ideas. It’s well known among our team that I get a lot of ideas. Some ideas are good. Others simply aren’t. Some…
Tweet How you process frustration as a leader will eventually determine the strength and integrity of your leadership. Every leader gets frustrated. People disappoint you. Plans change. Decisions take longer…
Tweet I consider it a high privilege and compliment to be invited to share another pastor’s pulpit time. I do not take it for granted and consider it a huge…
Tweet Growth creates problems. Most leaders say they want their church or organization to grow. Then growth happens. And suddenly there are problems. People don’t know everyone anymore. Communication gets…
Tweet There is a difference between actual authority and extended authority. Understanding which one you have can save you – and the people you lead – a great deal of…