Tweet I’ve learned by experience there is often one sign I am doing something good as a leader. It’s not fool proof. Thankfully it doesn’t happen every time because even…
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Tweet What should you do in a declining church? I get asked that question a lot. It should be noted there are no cookie-cutter solutions for reversing a church in…
Tweet As a leader, I often read the Bible through a leadership lens. Likewise, some of my best principles of leadership have been inspired by Jesus. There are many leaders…
Tweet What if you could find more time margin in your work day? How could you fit more activity into an already busy schedule? I’ve learned I have to be…
Tweet Asking some questions will help you be a better leader. I can almost guarantee it. Have you ever heard the phrase, “There are no bad questions”? In leadership, this…
Tweet A rapidly changing work culture takes creative, innovative and adaptable leaders. It seems we are always learning something new. Leaders must learn to stretch ourselves as the demands upon…
Tweet Some pastors excel in church revitalization better than others. Nothing wrong with that. The ones that do seem to have certain commonalities. I am somewhat unique to have done…
Tweet A young pastor asked me a great question once. He appeared to be doing a great job leading, but he wanted to do better. His question was this: “What…
Tweet We confuse certain words in leadership. And that can be a real problem for someone like me. Anyone who has ever served with me on a team could probably…
Tweet I once had a good illustration of leading under pressure. The Story I met a friend at a restaurant for breakfast. The place was normally busy and this seemed…
Tweet Have you heard of “buyer’s remorseâ€? I’ve learned there’s such a thing as “decision remorseâ€. It impacts every leader. For example, I was once working with a young leader….
Tweet How do you get your boss to notice you? I once was asked a genuine question by a young man entering a new job as an entry-level leader. He…
Have you learned a valuable principle about your leadership?
The way others expect you to respond often determines the way they respond.
If they expect you to respond in anger…they’ll dance around an issue, afraid to confront…
If they expect you to respond defensively…they’ll only bring you the proven answers…refusing to take risks…
If they expect you to respond with condemnation…they’ll be tempted to only share part of the story…maybe none at all…
If they expect you to respond negatively…they’ll hold back some of their best ideas…afraid you’ll crush them…
However…
Tweet I hear from leaders weekly who want to get better in their role. They want to improve so the organization they lead can improve. I believe if the desire…
Tweet In yesterday’s post I shared some paradigms needed for church growth. Today I’ll take an opposite approach and share ways to stop a church from growing. I was once…