Tweet Capacity: the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something. Most leaders realize the capacity of the organization impacts the potential to accomplish its mission. When the organization begins…
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Tweet I’ve often said good leaders never assume silence means everyone is in agreement. In fact, there’s a whole chapter on that principle and some good questions you can ask…
Tweet I have worked with some great people on church staffs. Some of them I mourned when they left our team. As hard as it was to lose a staff…
Tweet I was talking with a pastor recently that is frustrated with some of his staff. He wants people to assume more ownership for their work and take initiative on…
Tweet Healthy teams allow every idea a chance to live. Initially, there are no bad ideas. The healthiest teams don’t contain a built in idea killer or a system that…
Tweet One of my first managers frequently reminded us no one is irreplaceable. He would use the illustration of placing your hands in a bucket and then pulling them out….
Tweet Can I be candid with you? I don’t read all of every email I receive. I’m not even talking about forwards of cute stories that get mass emailed. I…
Tweet We all know the stories of a once successful pastor or leader who flamed out too soon. It could be a moral failure or burnout, but somewhere they got…
Tweet Empowering other people on the team to be leaders – delegation – is critical to a successful church or organization. Every leader talks about delegation, but few truly empower…
Tweet This post developed after talking with a young pastor overwhelmed with the responsibility he’s been given. It was his first church out of seminary. His church expects a lot…