1269 Leadership Quotes
Deepwater Horizon is AMAZING!!! This movie chronicles the events of the April 20th, 2010 explosion on the offshore BP Oil rig Deepwater Horizon. The movie’s central characters are Mike Williams, played by Mark Wahlberg, and crew chief Jimmy Harrell, played by Kurt Russell. This film is tense and does a wonderful job honoring the brave […]
“Lagniappe” is a Cajun word which means “a little extra.” The best organizations always give their customers lagniappe, a little extra they were not expecting. This is a bonus for their patronage and loyalty. Today I want to give my readers lagniappe. Over the past week, my website host provider has been experiencing significant problems […]
Today Thursday, September 29th at 2:00 PM EST I will be teaching leadership to several hundred pastors and church leaders as I host a free, live one-hour webinar entitled 7 Keys To An Outstanding Spring Capital Campaign. You can listen in by clicking HERE to sign up. I want to give you a preview of what I will […]
Jeff Maness is the Founding and Lead Pastor of Element Church in Cheyenne, WY. The church, now nine years old, runs 1,500 in weekend attendance. Jeff is an expert in growing a relevant church. Recently, he shared a five items all pastors should know about breaking growth barriers. Change Your Perspective “With every barrier busted […]
One of my favorite Bible verses is Romans 4:17 which says, “God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did”. This verse has always given me great comfort. As a Christian, it reminds me you are never without options. You are never without opportunities no […]
Shawn Lovejoy, founder of Courage To Lead and author of the great book Be Mean About The Vision, is one of my favorite leaders. Recently he discussed what is needed to break growth barriers in your church. It starts with building a great team. Anytime Shawn speaks on leadership I listen. He has so much […]
John Maxwell defined leadership for everyone when he said, “Leadership is influence.” Do you want to know if you are a leader? Simply look behind you and ask, “If anyone following me?” Leadership is all about your ability to influence others. On Friday, June 23rd, Kevin Garnett announced his retirement after a 21-year Hall of […]
Marriage. Pressure. Staffing Issues. Public Speaking. Burn Out. Evangelism. Recruiting. These are just some of the many topics discussed in this week’s Top 10 list. These are incredible posts which will make you a better leader. I also want to make you aware of three resources which will make you a better leader: This Thursday, […]
“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 […]
