1269 Leadership Quotes
“In today’s society, we move from headline to headline with dizzying speed. Today’s failure is tomorrow’s obscure Google search result. But just because the coverage has moved on, that doesn’t mean the impact of the failure has lessened. Failure leaves deep scars on leaders, and those scars can be tough for leaders to heal and […]
Everyone I speak with wants to lead a successful church or business. While we can learn much from failure, it is something people rarely want to experience. So when attendance is declining, receipts are down, and momentum has been lost, identify the reasons why and providing adequate solutions is why you are in leadership. In […]
There comes a time in every leader’s career when they are finally given a chance to shine. They must take advantage of it because you never know if you will get another chance. The legendary head coach John Wooden once said, “When opportunity presents itself it’s too late to prepare.” New England Patriots 3rd-year quarterback […]
One tool all pastors and communicators should put in their toolbox as they prepare to speak are STORIES. Philip Pumman once said, “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” Rudyard Kipling added, “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Stories are memorable. Stories engage emotion. Stories […]
Every organization I know wants to attract the best leaders. Let’s be honest, no one wakes up and says, “I want to recruit some bad leaders today. Give me all the bad leaders.” Specifically, every organization wants to attract talented young leaders. Young leaders keep your organization fresh, energetic, green and growing. The question is […]
Leadership is a subject that is shallow enough for everyone to wade in to and deep enough no one will ever reach the bottom. Those are my thoughts when I look at this week’s Top 10 list. The following subjects are covered – expanding your platform, burnout, staffing issues, generosity, creativity, and preaching just to […]
Tonight I had the privilege of seeing HIllsong: Let Hope Rise. Presented in documentary style, this movie tracks the rise of Hillsong Church and the band Hillsong United into a global phenomenon. You will see both behind-the-scenes and live performances from the band. I was blown away with the level of humility, hard work, preparation, […]
“Leaders in companies of every size, shape, and approach … can benefit from what I am about to tell you. If you want to complete a project, bang out a task you’ve been putting off, or just see-through a lot of work in a relatively short period of time, there’s an easy way.” These are the […]
Almost a decade ago, a little-known pastor from Washington D.C. wrote a book called, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. This book would impact a generation of people wondering how to survive and thrive when opportunity roars. Ten years later, Mark Batterson is now a New York Times best-selling author, and he is releasing a sequel to […]
Let’s go back five years to September 12th, 2011. You analyze the attendance numbers of your suburban church. You run 500 in attendance with annual giving of $750,000. Your evaluation is you have a good, solid church where lives are being changed. Great things appear to be ahead for this congregation. Now let’s return to […]
Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit, or athletic organization, you want it to be successful. Few things are as worse as going to church, the office, or to a team you are part of knowing you have little chance for succeed. Everyone wants to be part of a winner. No one wants to be […]
“Sully” is absolutely AMAZING!!! Directed by Clint Eastwood and played by the incomparable Tom Hanks, Sully is the true story of the January 15, 2009 US Airways flight 1549 piloted by Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. After colliding with a flock of Canadian geese, Captain Sullenberger safely glided the plane to rest in the Hudson River. […]
