George H.W. Bush’s letter to Bill Clinton. Inauguration Day 1993. pic.twitter.com/oezQn5V2yF — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 1, 2018 I already miss the greatest human being that I will ever know. Love you Dad! — Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 1, 2018 Naval Aviation mourns the passing of our 41st President, George H.W. Bush, a Naval Aviator, […]
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What Pastors And Leaders Must Know From Hillary And Bernie About Communication
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar This is not a political post. It is a leadership and communication post. Leadership comes with a microphone. Every leader at some point has to stand up and say, “Follow me”. Therefore, […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of August 17th
I was reminded during a conversation today with an old friend that solutions happen not because of “The How”, but “The Who”. “The Who” also matters more than “The What” and “The When”. The solution to every problem is a person. If you want to get better as a church, team or organization, get the […]
12 Leadership Quotes From Dana Perino’s Interview With President George W. Bush
Dana Perino of The Five on Fox News, and former White House Secretary, interviewed former President George W. Bush at the opening of his library. President Bush’s quotes give us a unique look into what it is like to be the most influential leader in the world. We want people to get a sense of […]
Leadership Thoughts On Joe Biden And The Vice Presidential Debate
This is the first political post I have ever written. I follow politics but never discuss it because of its polarizing and divisive nature. However, the behavior of Vice President Joe Biden during the recent Vice Presidential debate was absolutely horrifying. Whether you think Vice President Biden won the debate or not, whether you are Democrat or Republican, […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 30th
What an incredible week of leadership this has been (and boy is that an understatement)! Between the outpouring of support, long lines, and record sales Chick-fil-A experienced on August 1st, the attacks from misguided government officials on private enterprise, the war on free speech, the firing of former Vonte CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s continued fall, and the Olympics, we […]
The Next Greatest Generation Of Leaders Part 2
The following is Part 2 of our series of leadership quotes from Joe Klein’s incredible article from Time Magazine on the leadership skills of returning Iraqi and Afghan veterans. To read Part 1 click here. Enjoy these quotes and insights. They have challenged and stretched me like nothing I read in years. “(General David) Petraeus […]
The Next Greatest Generation Of Leaders Part 1
Recently, I read the finest leadership article I’ve come across in five years. Joe Klein of Time Magazine wrote an incredibly inspiring article about the leadership skills of veterans who are returning from tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. I think Klein should be considered for a Pulitzer Prize for this incredible article. To […]
14 Things People Feel When Leadership Is Failing
What is happening in American politics related to the debt ceiling is frustrating and embarrassing. I’m not the only one that feels that way. Notice the comments compiled in the  July 27th edition of USA Today. When leadership fails, here is how your people are feeling and what they are focused on: Results – “Just get […]
What Infidelity Does To A Woman
Earlier this week, we learned that Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with his housekeeper forcing wife Maria Shriver to hire a divorce attorney. Every time I hear of something like this happening whether in the entertainment industry, political arena, my family, or at church, something deeply bothers me on the inside. It just makes me angry when the […]
Offering Hope And 5,000 Salads To A Community In Need
Today, 20 churches from various denominations in the city of Roswell, GA came together to address the needs of the hurting and under-resourced in our city in an event called Roswell Day of Hope. Roswell Day of Hope, a ministry of “Hope Roswell,” is a nonprofit organization, made up of local churches, nonprofits, businesses, health agencies, Roswell […]
The Generation Changing The World And What Churches Need To Know
In the February 28th edition of Time magazine, the revolutions of the Middle East are examined with a special look at the roles young people and technology are playing. The results are fascinating and have ripple effects that all leaders should take note of. The current events in Tunisia and Egypt, as well as uprisings in […]