Tweet You have to drive innovation in most organizations. Not everyone is naturally innovative. Some of that is personality. Some people are wired to see new possibilities. Others are more…
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Tweet I’ve said – and seen – it for years – You limit what you control. It’s easy to agree with that principle until someone does something differently than we…
Tweet I believe in helping team members find their next opportunity, while still working on our team. I’ve done it multiple times. Some people might think that’s strange. After all, why…
Tweet There are leadership challenges in ministry marketplace leaders may not fully understand. I’ve spent my entire adult life in leadership – leading in the business world, government, nonprofits, and the…
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…
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 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 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 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 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…