Due to being seduced by leadership, people have become much more discerning these days. People seek leaders who possess strong confidence, competency, and charisma, but even more so, genuine character, compassion, and connection. People will buy into your vision, advice, or content only if they buy into you. Read More…
All throughout the day we experience multiple transitions from one activity to the next. Transition happens in the spaces between key moments in our day. Our day is full of these moments. How you process your specific and unique transitions will determine how you will respond and actually feel throughout the day. Read More…
Perhaps one of the most essential components in team building is generating and maintaining passion and excitement for a vision or project. Being a taskmaster is not the way to accomplish this. Checking off items on your to-do list doesn’t necessarily mean ‘mission accomplished.’ Paperwork isn’t always productive work. Read More…
Obsessiveness can be a negative trait. Top-tier leaders are extremely focused, giving 100x more attention to everything than most people. Thus, they tend to get bogged down in the swamp of minutia. Although tasks are completed, nothing gets done. Quicksand! Read More…
Whenever the “water to wine” story is told, you don’t hear much about the servants who do the fetching for the water. They were just simple waterboys. Yet, Jesus spoke to these servant waterboys FIRST. It was the servants who helped set the stage for Jesus’ first and one of His most notable miracles. Read More…
Setting goals is essential to effective leadership. However, goals aren’t attained just by working hard, but by working S.M.A.R.T. (Simple, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely). Applying these simple points will help you track and verify significant progress and accomplish your goals with greater efficiency. Read More…
As leaders, we must intentionally eliminate practices, although worthy in their day, are no longer effective and hindering our progress. The beginning of the new year is a perfect time to break old habits and sever current relationships that are holding us back. What was once wings have become weights. Read More…
“So, he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart and guided them with his skillful hands.” (Psalms 78:72 NASB) Over the years, I’ve adopted four thoughts as a quick go-to in my leadership journey. It’s an acronym of the word L.E.A.D. Remembering these simple points have helped me consistently lead well. Read More…
It doesn’t take long for your team to know whether you’re all about them or all about yourself. Most people can smell self-promotion a mile away. You can pretend to be about others, but sooner or later they will know when they’re being used or manipulated. Read More…
It’s easy to fall into the trap of failed expectations. We get disappointed when things don’t turn out the way we planned. People miss dates and deadlines, important meetings get cancelled, our staff performs below average, technology fails. Even more difficult is when we fail ourselves. Unforgivable! Read More…
