1269 Leadership Quotes
Master Leaders I have just finished George Barna’s wonderful book Master Leaders: 30 Leadership Greats. 16 Keys to Success. One Amazing Conversation. Barna chronicles the green room conversations he had with 30 of the world’s most iconic leaders at a conference he was hosting. The book concludes with a discussion about the one skill most […]
A Volunteer Referee In 2013, a kids indoor soccer tournament was being held in Rockville Centre, New York. In one of the matches, the tournament’s organizers discovered they were a referee short. The organizer went to the parents and asked if anyone knew the rules well enough to help out. An unassuming man volunteered to […]
On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the Japanese conducted a surprise aerial attack on the United States naval fleet located at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The following day President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered the speech to Congress asking for a state of war to be declared. His speech would go down in history because […]
For the next two days, I will be bringing in real time the top leadership quotes and lessons from the 2021 Global Leadership Summit (GLS). Therefore, make sure you bookmark this site and check back often. For those not familiar with the GLS, it is two days of rich, high-impact, inspiring sessions, and learnings from a diverse […]
Earlier this week, I attended an opening night showing of the excellent Marvel movie Black Widow. I subsequently posted 13 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Black Widow The Movie. Check it out! In the latest installment of the Marvel cinematic universe, the film’s evil mastermind is a former KGB agent named Dreykov who runs the Red […]
The difference between good leaders and bad leaders is how they think. There are several skills leaders must possess in order to become a great thinker, but one thing each must have is a continual flow of quality ideas. I just completed Seth Godin’s new book The Practice: Shipping Creative Work. If you like Seth’s […]
Burnout is often a looming threat, especially for leaders. The fact that there is always more to do, coupled with unrealistic expectations for Christian, means leaders can easily be in dangerous territory from the start. As a third-generation pastor with a degree in counseling, I have seen countless ministry leaders make fixable mistakes that […]
COVID Has Caused Leaders To Make Hard Decisions – The Chicago Cubs laid off 100+ employees this past week, many from scouting, marketing, and stadium operations. Authors Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma concluded their article by writing, “That is the story of Corporate America in the middle of a pandemic and a global recession. The […]
In the talent economy we currently exist in, you must have 10X leaders on your team. Your customers demand it. Your parishioners demand it. The market demands it. Interestingly, even those on your team demand it or they will seek opportunities elsewhere. So what are 10X Leaders? In their excellent new book Game Changer: How […]
The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is how they think. Therefore, a proper mental approach and mindset is absolutely necessary for leaders, and subsequently organizations, to have success. So what are the psychological traits you should be looking for that make up a great leader? Bill Polian is the Hall of Fame former general […]
“Being extraordinary is having the discipline and commitment to do the little things right every single day.” 🔥 @AlanSteinJr #motivation pic.twitter.com/2qs57MiD6Y — Athletic Director Insider (@AD__insider) September 8, 2020 No one wants to watch an average movie. Or eat at an average restaurant. Fewer still want to listen to an average sermon. And no one […]
Today is a very special day for me and as a result, this is a very special blog post. 18 years ago today, August 26, 2002, I walked into the offices of INJOY Stewardship Solutions in Duluth, GA and began my career serving pastors and church leaders as a leadership and generosity coach and consultant. […]
