Tweet Asking some questions will help you be a better leader. I can almost guarantee it. Have you ever heard the phrase, “There are no bad questions”? In leadership, this…
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Tweet A rapidly changing work culture takes creative, innovative and adaptable leaders. It seems we are always learning something new. Leaders must learn to stretch ourselves as the demands upon…
Tweet Some pastors excel in church revitalization better than others. Nothing wrong with that. The ones that do seem to have certain commonalities. I am somewhat unique to have done…
Tweet A young pastor asked me a great question once. He appeared to be doing a great job leading, but he wanted to do better. His question was this: “What…
Tweet We confuse certain words in leadership. And that can be a real problem for someone like me. Anyone who has ever served with me on a team could probably…
Tweet I once had a good illustration of leading under pressure. The Story I met a friend at a restaurant for breakfast. The place was normally busy and this seemed…
Tweet Have you heard of “buyer’s remorse”? I’ve learned there’s such a thing as “decision remorse”. It impacts every leader. For example, I was once working with a young leader….
Tweet How do you get your boss to notice you? I once was asked a genuine question by a young man entering a new job as an entry-level leader. He…
Have you learned a valuable principle about your leadership?
The way others expect you to respond often determines the way they respond.
If they expect you to respond in anger…they’ll dance around an issue, afraid to confront…
If they expect you to respond defensively…they’ll only bring you the proven answers…refusing to take risks…
If they expect you to respond with condemnation…they’ll be tempted to only share part of the story…maybe none at all…
If they expect you to respond negatively…they’ll hold back some of their best ideas…afraid you’ll crush them…
However…
Tweet I hear from leaders weekly who want to get better in their role. They want to improve so the organization they lead can improve. I believe if the desire…