This past Saturday evening my wife and I were looking for a quiet place to have dinner and catch up on each other’s week. We picked a national sandwich chain because it traditionally was not very crowded. When we walked in there were only two other tables occupied. We were soon reminded why a well-known […]
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11 Keys To Recruiting Top Talent
https://youtu.be/NMimXlcbQJM The lifeblood is any successful church, business, non-profit, or athletic organization is the ability to continually add and develop new talent. Successful and sustainable leadership requires great recruiting. Wednesday, February 1st was National Signing Day for America’s top high school football talent. The Ohio State Buckeyes finished with the 2nd-ranked class as judged by Rivals.com and […]
11 Lessons To Keep You Up-To-Date On Current Leadership Thinking
As someone who travels on a regular basis, I spend quite a bit of nights in hotels. As a result, the USA Today is a constant companion. In an effort to do some weekend cleaning, the following are 11 Lessons To Keep You Up-To-Date On Current Leadership Thinking I gleaned from recent newspaper articles: Wednesday, […]
9 Brutal Questions For Any CEO To Answer In 2017
A lot of businesses that are in startup, or just past the phase of startup, don’t have a formal group of advisors to challenge them. The fact remains, of the 28 million businesses in the United States, only 4 percent will surpass $1M in annual sales. Going from zero to $1M+ requires agility and unemotionally […]
10 Things Which Will Help Make 2017 The Most Productive Year You’ve Ever Had
“The plans of the diligent lead to profit as sure as haste leads to poverty.” – Proverbs 21:5 (NIV) Every leader wants to be more productive and get more things done. The question is never if you want to. Of course you do. The real questions are do you have a plan in place to […]
5 Barriers Preventing Organizational Change
“Communicating change by email, for instance, is a big no-no.” – Bryan Miles No one likes change but a baby. So therefore, navigating change in your organization is a skill all successful leaders must master. This is why I want to share with you the thoughts of MAG Bookkeeping’s owner and CEO Bryan Miles on […]
There’s No Such Thing As Business Leadership Principles
Recently, I was in a meeting with several world-class leaders discussing how to better build bridges between local churches and the business community. It was an incredible time together in which my mind was significantly stretched by the leaders in the room. One of the topics discussed was what was the meaning of the term […]
14 Things Leaders Should Do When They Seem Out Of Options
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 […]
9 Reasons Things Are Failing At Your Church Or Business
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 […]
Live Blog: 2016 Leadership Summit – 13 Leadership Quotes From Erin Meyer
In an effort to add value to pastors and church leaders during the next three days, I will be bringing the top leadership quotes and lessons from the incredible faculty at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day event telecast from Willow Creek Community Church’s campus to hundreds of locations across […]
Live Blog: 2016 Leadership Summit – 47 Leadership Quotes From Chris McChesney
In an effort to add value to pastors and church leaders during the next three days, I will be bringing the top leadership quotes and lessons from the incredible faculty at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day event telecast from Willow Creek Community Church’s campus to hundreds of locations across […]
Live Blog: 2016 Leadership Summit – 42 Leadership Quotes From Patrick Lencioni
In an effort to add value to pastors and church leaders during the next three days, I will be bringing the top leadership quotes and lessons from the incredible faculty at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day event telecast from Willow Creek Community Church’s campus to hundreds of locations across […]