Tweet Over 25 years ago, I took a month to read through the book of Jeremiah. Two verses stood out to me then that have continued to produce spiritual growth…
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I’m seeing and hearing more about controlling leadership lately. I regularly talk to young leaders through my blog and many of them feel they are working for one. The odd thing, however, is that many controlling leaders never really know they are one.
I’ve written about this form of leadership in previous posts:
10 Reasons Not to Call Yourself an Empowering Leader
Leading People Versus Controlling People
Are you still wondering if you might be one?
Here are 7 warning signs that you may be a controlling leader:
Tweet This is something every leader must know – about some of the people you are trying to lead. Sadly, many of us learn it the hard way. The reality…
Tweet How do you know when it’s time to leave an organization? I have never been described as a quitter, but there comes a time for all of us when…
You are a leader. You worked hard, experienced some sense of success and now you like where you are in your career. You have finally figured out the system, got the right staff or team, and there are no current problems. Life is comfortable.
Tweet I was in a meeting once and someone on our team defined a leader as one who provides answers and direction to a team. I understood their concept. I…
Tweet A number of years ago I began thinking in terms of “tiers of leadershipâ€. It was during the first year of a new position. I saw so many things…
Tweet It’s a simple principle, but oh so important to remember. It’s a principle true in leadership and life. When you don’t remember it you fail to get the results…
Tweet Here’s a warning I want to give to those who are currently not in a senior leadership position, but think they may want to be. I’m not trying to…
Tweet Sometimes I try to kill my own ideas. Especially with an idea that has major consequences for change and potential, I see what I can do about getting rid…
When budgets are stretched, development often is pushed to the back burner or cut altogether from the budget. This is dangerous for a team that wishes to remain healthy and continue growing. If a team is not learning and improving, it will soon struggle to maintain any level of success. It’s important to find ways to develop even during times with stressed budgets.
Here are 10 inexpensive, or less expensive, ways to offer development to a team:
Tweet When I was in church revitalization, at least once a week a pastor contacted me about what we were doing. I always told them I was still learning, but…
Tweet I’ve written extensively about protecting the family in ministry. My wife has occasionally guest posted about the unique role of the pastor’s wife on this blog. Some of the…
As a leader, one of your primary roles is developing and maintaining the health of the team. What do you do when team members aren’t getting along with each other?  How should you handle conflict on a team?
I previously wrote “10 Tips for Handling Conflict“, which is directed primarily at team members individually working together to address conflict. What happens when conflict escalates to the point where a leader’s input is needed?
Here are 5 suggestions:
Tweet I think there is value in unstructured growth. We shouldn’t be afraid of growth we cannot understand. It’s messier, harder to contain, even uncomfortable at times, but it also…