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…
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I was helping someone think strategically recently. We were looking at this person’s ministry, trying to design a system, which would allow for continual growth and improvement. The ministry has grown rapidly and the leader barely feels she can keep up with the current demands. She recognizes the need to delegate, grow new leaders, and spread out responsibility and ownership, but she can’t seem to get past the current demands of details to develop a plan to do so.
Have you ever been there?
Tweet I will never forget a sobering question I received a couple years ago. I was on my last day of vacation at the beach and had just finished my…
Tweet I have posted and reposted this for over a decade now. (If you see this list elsewhere, I must offer the reminder this is not the first time I’ve…
Tweet I get asked frequently by young leader what I would you attribute most to my success in business, ministry or life. Great question. I love people who think. It…
Tweet Many of us start out with better dreams than we are currently living. The fact is I talk to a lot of frustrated people in my work. I meet…
Years ago in a company I owned, there was a young man who worked for me who had tremendous potential. I believed in him so much that I personally invested in him and paid special attention to him. I thought his future with our company was worth the extra time. He never measured up to my expectations and we ended up having to part ways.
Every time I would meet with him to “encourage†him, he would say the same thing. “I’m doing the best I know how to do.†I have come to realize over the years that this response was actually his primary problem. He was doing the best he KNEW HOW to do.
Tweet I remember talking with a leader not long ago. She’s an incredibly kind and gentle person. She’s smart, hard-working, and loyal. She’s a relational leader and usually brings out…
Tweet If you are like me you love your weekends. T.G.I.F., right? In fairness, my weekends are shorter than some. My busiest day is usually Sunday. But, I love the…
Tweet I’m a reflective person. This time of year, when we start to see all the “best of” reflections online and in the news, I like to do my own…