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Leading with Control OR Leading with Influence

By Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership

I am a controlling person. It’s part of my character. I know that. I test that way with StrengthsFinders. I think my team, however, would tell you that I don’t perform as a controlling leader. It’s been a long process to discipline myself not to respond how I am wired. Successful leaders understand the difference in leading with influence versus leading with control. The differences are measured in results.

Leaders, if you want to to have a healthy team environment, you must learn to control less and influence more.

Here’s what I mean by the results:

In an organization where control is dominant:

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October 25, 2022
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7 Wise Leadership Characteristics

By Church, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership

I write and speak a lot about wisdom. I think wisdom is critical to good leadership. Leadership demands consistent decision-making and a wise leader has developed certain attributes that protect the leader and the organization during this process. A leader learns wisdom from the personal experience of success and failure and from the insight of other leaders.

Here are 7 attributes of a wise leader:

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September 19, 2022
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Healthy Teams Never Allow These 7 Things

By Church, Leadership, Life Plan, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership

After a recent staff meeting, I was thinking about what makes our team at Grace Community Church healthy. I’ve written about healthy teams before HERE and HERE among other posts. I think healthy teams are intentionally created, so I’m consistently trying to make our environment better. My current thoughts have led me to believe that in our case, it’s as much about what we don’t have on our team as what we do have.

I think our team works well together because we get along well with each other. (Most of the time.) It may have to do with what we check at the door when we spend time together.

Here are 7 things healthy teams check at the door:

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August 24, 2022
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