1269 Leadership Quotes
There is a difference between hiring talented leaders and retaining talented leaders. Retaining talented leaders is far more difficult as this recent story will attest. On Sunday afternoon, November 29th Georgia Bulldogs fans everywhere were shocked when university officials fired long-time head football coach Mark Richt. I was so angered I wrote the post The […]
“We need to have a Come To Jesus meeting!” No one wants to hear those eight words. If you hear this statement, it often means things have gone terribly wrong in your church, family, business or athletic team.. It indicates things have declined to a very unhealthy level. Changes are desperately needed. If done right, these […]
Obviously I have met hundreds, maybe thousands of leaders in my life. So have you. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some take extraordinary risks. Others play it closer to the vest. Some have larger than life personalities. Others are introverted. Some are well-educated. Others have innate street smarts. Some have large platforms. Others […]
The relationship between pastors and their assistants can be one of the most healthy and productive partnerships in the Kingdom. And it can also be one of the most destructive. Recently, Bryan Miles, owner of MAG Bookkeeping and EA Help, joined Carey Nieuwhof for an amazing conversation about pastors and their assistants. You can listen to […]
Social competence is a vital ingredient for anyone wishing to be successful. A July 17th USA Today article discussed how social competence is mostly developed and recognized as early as kindergarten. Here are some of the findings published in the American Journal of Public Health after a 20-year study of over 750 children from kindergarten […]
Aldridge will sign a four-year, $80 million maximum contract with San Antonio, league source tells Yahoo. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 4, 2015 Great leaders are a premium. There is a limited number of them. As a church, business, non-profit, or athletic organization, you simply cannot afford to needlessly lose great leaders. On July 4th, […]
Today Tuesday, June 10th at 2:00 PM EST I will be participating in an online leadership forum along with Justin Blaney, Charles Stone and Greg Atkinson. Put on by Innovate For Jesus, you can listen online for free by clicking http://www.i4j.org/leadership. One of the questions we will be discussing is what is the best leadership advice someone has […]
The following is an excerpt from my book 10 Indispensable Practices Of The 2-Minute Leader regarding the relationship between legendary leaders Dr. Billy Graham and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: “When you learn to look at others in the right way – with positive expectations and eager desire for their success – the impact can […]
As I watched the Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the 2008 NBA Championship, it is quite noticeable that Boston has four legitimate offensive weapons while the Lakers had only Kobe Bryant and Pao Gasol. The Celtics won the series because they had more options than the Lakers. I am constantly talking to young […]
I am so grateful to the online community which I am privileged to be a part of. For any blog to be successful, there must be a number of very generous people who will pass along your thoughts to others. The following 60 people or organizations have been extremely active recently RTing this site’s posts. […]
The following are the Top 10 Leadership Posts I read the week of June 3rd. There is something here for everyone – humor, marriage, relationships, profiles of some of today’s best business thinkers, and both inspiring and difficult posts about Southern Baptist churches. Take time to read each one and tell me your thoughts. Is […]
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. Ike Reighard, Senior Pastor of Piedmont Church, is the most relational leader I know. I once asked him how it was that he had so many life-long friendships. His answer was fascinating. “Brian, I am just intentional about periodically checking in.” Ike prioritizes friendships. […]
