If you are a regular reader of this site, then you know from time-to-time I go through my old files to clean up clutter and provide you with a number of lessons which will help you lead your teams better. The following are a series of insights which will improve your leadership: USA Today, March […]
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The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of March 13th
Great leaders never confuse activity with accomplishment. They spend their time focused on that which matters most, that which gives you the best return on your investment, that which impacts the bottom line. This week’s Top 10 list deals with those bottom line issues. You will want to bookmark these posts and revisit them often. […]
The Day I Became A Leader. Why A Leader Must Be Willing To Stand Alone.
I will never forget the moment. I had recently started my dream job and was placed over a poorly performing team. Because it was my dream job I was very idealistic and optimistic about the company, our place in the market, and our team. Morale was horrible but whatever happened before I arrived did not […]
There Are Two Issues In Church I See All The Time
There are two issues in church I see all the time. Problem #1: The church isn’t growing the way it should. There are lots of possible reasons for this – some of them are spiritual and some of them are organizational. Problem #2: People aren’t engaged the way you want. Sometimes it’s giving, sometimes it’s […]
The Best Value A Leader Can Receive
There are a lot of resources available to leaders to help them get better. The following are just a few: Live Conferences Online Conferences Podcasts Coaching Networks Webinars Online Courses These are all outstanding and I personally take advantage of many of them. However, my friend Michael Lukaszewski recently made an interesting observation about the […]
16 Marks Of Effective Servant Leadership
On Saturday, March 11th I had the privilege of speaking to approximately 90 cadets, administrators, officers, and volunteers at the 2017 The King’s Academy Military Ball. What made this event special is King’s has the nation’s first homeschool JROTC program. The unit’s leader, Colonel Rick Stepat asked me to speak to the subject of servant […]
15 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Kong: Skull Island
Keep the bar low. Have realistic expectations. If you do that and are just looking for two hours of mindless escapist fun, Kong: Skull Island is for you. This movie is nothing but big action, CGI and a lot of stuff getting destroyed. This movie overall is not great and probably has a future on […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of March 6th
The biggest issue I see leaders facing today is understanding the difference between leader development and leadership development. Leadership development is developing the type of skills needed to accomplish a task or assignment from God. Leader development is becoming the type of person God can use to accomplish a task or assignment. Leaders who last […]
10 Steps To Achieving Peak Performance
All leaders want to achieve peak performance and we want those on our teams to achieve peak performance as well. It is not a question of desire. It is a question of process and execution. How do you do it? One week after this year’s Super Bowl, Sports Illustrated writer Peter King traveled to New […]
5 Things That Can Kill Your Church In 2017
David Walters, Senior Pastor of The Vine in Atlanta says, “If you want to see anything wreck a movement of God, mismanage your money.” Having a money management scandal blindside your church means more than just lost dollars. It means that you’ve now got the massive task of rebuilding trust with your staff, your members, […]
12 Leadership Lessons On Big Ideas, Procrastination And Productivity
Continually staying ahead of the curve is a constant challenge for all leaders. We must be always looking for fresh ideas. So where do these great ideas come from? In the March 2017 edition of Inc. Magazine, four Nobel Prize winners were interviewed about their sources of inspiration. Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit, […]
A Pastor’s Secret Weapon For Casting Vision And Fundraising
I was recently with a group of pastors when the keynote speaker said, “I have come to learn that all churches are personality driven. Because if not, how do you effectively cast someone else’s vision?” While I disagree with him, I conceptually understand what he is saying. But after all, it was Jesus who said […]