Loyalty is a rare quality in leadership circles. Leaders will say how grateful they are for their teams, but when the stakes are high, and the world is watching, they don’t truly count on their own people. Instead they’ll bring in the “big guns,” the celebrities, and the superstars for the “main event.” Read More…
Ever wanted to give up or give in? Most leaders at one time or another have wanted to throw their hands up and scream, “I’m done!” I’ve quit more times in my mind than I can remember. I’ve given up on people and they’ve given up on me. Sometimes I’ve felt like the straw the broke the camel’s back and other times I’ve felt like the camel’s back. Read More…
This post is dedicated to those who said I wouldn’t make it, the ones who tried to stop me from reaching my goals. I want to extend my sincere, heartfelt gratitude to the haters, the skeptics, the insecure, the jealous, and anyone who tried to keep me down. I’m living proof that your haters make you greater. Read More…
Attention to detail is critical in leadership. Yet, most people don’t really want to do the difficult and tedious work that makes a final product the best it can be. They do not value excellence behind the scenes. As a result, important details are skipped over. Instead of a job well done, they just want to get the job done. Read More…
Tone is everything in a leader’s demeanor. A simple adjustment in our approach sets the atmosphere and prepares people’s hearts to follow or flee. Proverbs 15:1,8 tells us that a gentle response helps to calm confrontation, diffuse anger, resolve conflict, and establish authority. Read More…
Big leaders have BIG dreams. Yet, they rarely dream of others ascending above them. Thus, they’re tempted to hold others back for fear that they may go further than their leader. However, if a dream doesn’t include and even prefer others, then it is not a compelling enough dream. Read More…
Oral Roberts, one of the most powerful modern faith preachers of our era, had a plaque on his desk that read, “Make No Small Plans Here.” What a testament to the Mighty God we serve. We should dream BIG dreams because God is a BIG God. Read More…
Several years ago, when I was a young youth pastor, I had taught something from the Bible that confused one of the students, and they told their parents, who weren’t so favorable toward me, so it was their chance to pounce. They quickly sent a “sharp” letter to the senior pastor expressing their concerns. Read More…
I wish I could say that every leader has failed except for me. I can’t. Truth is, I’ve failed immeasurably more times as a leader than I’ve succeeded. Yet, in my experience, and most leaders I’ve talked to, we learn far more from failure than we ever could from our successes. Read More…
