Because I am often asked for my recommendations about blogs Christian leaders should be reading I am pleased to announce my annual listing of The Top 35 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Read For 2017. The following is the criteria I use to determine which great sites I prefer: First, my recommendations are my personal list. […]
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Free Ebook On The Coaching Brilliance Of Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban
Fox Sports’ Joe Klatt once made an interesting observation. He said and I’m paraphrasing, “We are wasting Nick Saban on coaching. He needs to be doing something like running for president.” What Joe was saying is Nick’s philosophy of leadership, organizational capabilities, personnel development, commitment to excellence, and legendary “Process” are at historic levels and […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Entire Year Of 2016
Each Friday for the last few years I have provided my Top 10 leadership posts I read the previous week. These have become popular, go-to posts for leaders. It helps them sift through all the clutter and get to the very best leadership content. Since this is the final Friday of 2016, I wanted to […]
The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts Of 2016
In terms of number of site visits, 2016 was the greatest year in the history of this website. All the thanks goes to Jesus Christ for His goodness and to you the readers. Like many previous years, leadership quotes and lessons from movies dominated the Top 10 Most Read Posts Of 2016. It is funny […]
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 […]
A Christmas Gift From Perry Noble And Brian Dodd On Leadership
Not There Yet: What I Would Say to Leaders Under 30 A free eBook by Perry Noble Leadership development is a key ingredient to effective and sustained ministry impact. Recently, I have become good friends with Perry Noble. Because of his generosity, he wanted to make his book available as a free Christmas gift to […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of December 19th
Let me begin by wishing everyone a very, Merry Christmas. I hope you have a Jesus-filled holiday weekend. The following is this week’s Top 10 list. I want to encourage everyone to make sure to check back next Friday, December 30th as I will be unveiling a special Top 10 list – The Top 10 […]
15 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Passengers The Movie
Tonight I saw the wonderful movie Passengers starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. I really, really enjoyed it. I never knew where the movie was going and there was no foul language (always important to me). Passengers tells the story of 5,000 space travelers on the Starship Avalon. Each is in a state of hibernation […]
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 […]
20 Things Leaders Need To Be Thinking In 2017
To help leaders develop a framework for decision-making in the next year, the following are 20 Things Leaders Need To Be Thinking In 2017: Jesus Christ Is Still At Work All Around The World – In 2 years, China will be the largest Christian country in the world. Developing Your Team Is A Process That Takes Time – […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of December 12th
With Christmas just one week away, let me wish each of you a Very Merry Christmas! I am so happy you are part of our leadership community. Have you noticed people just seem happier than normal this year. I have even been told Merry Christmas twice at Starbuck’s!!! So I hope you have a great […]
19 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Leaders are dealers of hope. They point people to a brighter tomorrow. Leaders remind people they are going to make it and there is always a chance to succeed. The is the message of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Fans of the Star Wars franchise will LOVE this movie. Rogue One tells the story […]