Tweet One of the best things a leader can do is ask questions. I love to say to teams I lead, “I only know what I know.” The leader can…
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Frankly, finding that balance has always been difficult for me, and at times in the life of the organization, one area does require greater attention than other areas. The key for me is to always keep the big picture in my mind of what we are trying to accomplish, while recognizing the individual contribution, each area needs to bring to that success. I can never allow one area to cloud out my perspective of the other areas.
Tweet I was meeting with a young pastor who wants to grow as a leader. He lives in small town. He is young, but his staff is even younger. There…
Tweet I worked with a pastor on a leadership issue once, which was causing harm to the church. The pastor wanted me to help him think through how to address…
Tweet In one of my first vocational leadership roles, I managed a large retail division of a major department store. The division had several departments within it and each department…
Tweet Do you want to know if a leader has high character? You simply have to observe them long enough. We demonstrate whom we really are by what we really…
Tweet One of the hardest parts of leading for me has been the things I’ve had to learn or do which may have been contrary to the way I would have…
Tweet Years ago a very successful business mentor of mine gave me a vital tip about a necessary meeting all leaders should consider. Unfortunately, since I received this advice, I…
Tweet I try to exercise as often as possible. My current travel schedule makes it more difficult to do everyday, but I know for my personal health and well-being exercise…
Tweet This is an opinion post. In fact, this is an opinion blog. Unless I’m quoting Scripture you can dismiss everything I write as one person’s opinion. Mine. But this…
Tweet I was once asked to help a church process how to get younger people to attend. After we discussed some change recommendations a man pulled me aside and said,…
Tweet I speak with churches often who want to grow and they contact me wanting for suggestions. It is very often a vision problem. The church actually has the clearest…
Tweet Most leaders want to improve. I hear from leaders weekly who want to get better in their role. They want to improve so the organization they lead can improve….
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I’ve seen so many potentially great leaders waste opportunities because they wait for the perfect scenario before to develop as a leader…
Here’s a word to those who need to hear it…
You may not enjoy where you are currently in life or work…
You may not yet be in your dream job…
You may not respect the leader you are supposed to follow…
You may not plan to stay in your current work location…
You may not enjoy the people with whom you work…
You may be waiting for the right opportunity before you give your best effort…before you learn all you can…
What a mistake!
Tweet I’ve been called “the list guy.” I’m sure there are at least 7 reasons why. 🙂 Most of the time that’s not a bad thing. Sometimes I’m sure it…