Tweet One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership. In this post, I’m including the term management. I believe the two are different functions, but…
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Tweet I have a pet peeve about leadership. Actually lots. But, this one is especially strong. I have a pet peeve against controlling leadership. I hate it. It’s so counter-productive…
Tweet In a previous post, I shared 7 Reasons the Introvert Is Not Talking in Your Meetings. I committed then to share some suggestions. Read that post first, or this one…
Tweet Several incidents lately have helped shape or remind me of an important team principle. Team friction developed on our team recently. Nothing major, but noticeable. That isn’t unusual on…
Tweet Sometimes I seem to contradict myself. I say one thing…then I say another. Yet, both are true. For example. I say: Sometimes a leader has to lead alone. Another…
Tweet In my years leading in business and churches, I have known many people who claim to be leaders, but they are actually nothing more than controllers of people. There…
Tweet What is a key to successful delegation? Don’t just delegate responsibility. Delegate authority. Give people the authority to determine how the work gets completed. In healthy delegation, you have…
Tweet Recently I was talking with a staff member of a larger church. She consistently fears the stability of her job. She never knows what her pastor is thinking. She’s…
Tweet This is a guest post by Jeremy Kingsley. Jeremy is a professional speaker, best-selling author, and the President of OneLife Leadership. Since 1995 he has spoken to over 500,000…
Tweet This is a guest post by Tor Constantino. He is a former journalist, has an MBA, and works in public relations where he has directly reporter to several CEOs…