Tweet One of the hardest decision a leader makes is to release someone from employment. I’ve only known a few very callous people who weren’t extremely burdened by having to…
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Tweet We must make good staff hires in the church. That’s seems common sense to me , but there’s a definite reason. In most churches it is often difficult to…
Tweet I came into ministry after a long business career, so I’m sometimes considered unique in my involvement or interest in our church finances. I work closely with our Business…
Tweet Bottom line: Every organization — whether a church, business or nonprofit– needs change in order to continue to grow and remain healthy. But here’s the thing about change. If…
Tweet I continue to learn. I hit 51 years of age this year and one thing that’s become apparent over the last couple years is how much more I still…
I wrote a post recently about how to lead people older than you. (Read that post HERE.) Recently I was meeting with Ben Reed and another gentleman who kept referring to how young Ben appeared to be. It bothered me and I realized I needed to write the opposite post. Ben is a phenomenal leader and agreed to help me with this post.
Here are 8 ways to lead people younger than you
Tweet How’s that for a title? After I finished talking to a group of pastors recently, a pastor approached me and asked a question. He asked, “What do you do…
Tweet I’m a student of leadership. I am consistently talking to, interviewing, and learning from leaders I believe have been successful — regardless of their vocational field. If they have…
Tweet This is a guest post by Jonathan Pearson: Email. It’s a necessary evil. Well, it’s not always evil, it can actually provide some great opportunities to communicate with people…
Tweet This is a guest post by Bill Blankschaen: It’s time. Or at least you think it might be. You’ve been sensing a struggle within for awhile, but you’ve kept it…