You’ve heard silence is golden…and that’s true…
…but sometimes silence can also be deadly…
Especially in a team environment…organizational structure…relationship setting…
When working on a project, implementing change, planning for the future…
When I was in school I had a love-hate relationship with math. I loved doing math, working to find an answer to a problem, but I hated having to solve it with the teacher’s methods. On tests I would do poorly if the teacher made us “show our work”. I could get the right answers, but using my own systems. I realize the teacher’s need to make sure I wasn’t cheating and that I knew how to think through a process but I wanted to invent my own process. The years I was on the math team and did best were when I had teachers who allowed me the freedom to do it my way.
Successful leaders understand this principle as it relates to organizational success.
Tweet Here are 12 random leadership axioms in less than 140 characters each. Some people will only support change after it’s proven to be a success. They are the same…
Tweet As a result of this blog, I receive emails regularly from staff members of other churches or non-profit organizations. There is usually a question they have about leadership, but…
Tweet One of the most important tasks of a leader is to identify potential new leaders. If a church or organization is to grow, finding new leaders is critical. Equally…
Tweet I talk with team leaders every week where the team is struggling and trying to figure out how to succeed again. It could be a pastor, a ministry or…
Tweet We all know the stories of the once successful pastor or leader who flamed out too soon. It could be a moral failure or burnout, but they somewhere they…
Tweet The larger role of responsibility or the higher position you hold in an organization, the more you must discipline and free yourself for future-tense thinking. I remember explaining this…
Tweet As a leader, there are many times I feel like the mediator between opposing viewpoints. I’m steering our team towards a common, shared vision, but there are a myriad…
Have you ever considered what the common traits are of great leaders? I call the traits the pillars of leadership. I think about the question a lot, because I love observing leaders and I strive to be a better leader. I like simple, easy-to-understand answers, so I have asked this type question frequently through Twitter, to see what common agreement exists about what makes a leader great.
Here are 7 pillars of leadership I’ve landed on in my search. You’ll find these among all great leaders.
