Tweet This post – posted several years ago – prompted a book. A publishing friend, who had been encouraging me to write a book for years, read this post and…
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Tweet There is a sobering leadership principle every leader needs to know. Often we learn it the hard way, so I think it might be helpful if I prepare you…
Tweet This is a guest post by my friend Lincoln Kaffenberger. Lincoln was a member of our church plant, served as a military officer, and now works as an information…
Tweet In my career, I work with a lot of people in a lot of settings. You might say my job involves a lot of relationships. In the process, I…
Tweet Stress is all around us. Every day I encountered burned out and stressed out pastors. Regardless of your career, it appears life is more stressful than ever. I would…
Tweet I’ve meditated quite a bit on this question: What is a leader’s most important trait? Is it charisma? Is it intelligence? Is it wisdom? Is it people skills? Well,…
Tweet I remember talking with a young hurting pastor just after he resigned from his church. For several years he had attempted to restore a dying church into a healthy…
Not everyone will agree with you and/or even like you. If you lead anything, someone will disagree with your decisions and you will divide people into different opinions. (There has never been a president with 100% approval ratings.) Leaders must be prepared to lead towards the vision of the organization, even when it means losing approval ratings.
Tweet Part of my job as a leader is helping people I lead get better at what they do – which can only happen if I’m continually improving myself. Continual…
Tweet I’ve worked with a lot of new leaders over the years. Even more so – I’ve been one. Numerous times throughout my more than 35 years leadership career I’ve…