Few things are as frustrating as being part of a dysfunctional organization. Leadership becomes not about advancing mission and vision, but rather about minimizing and managing mistakes, retaining good employees, overcoming missed expectations, and resolving unhealthy conflict. In the National Football League, the Cleveland Browns are the team most associated with dysfunction and having a […]
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25 Lessons On The Best Team Money Can Buy
Smart leaders know the importance of building great teams. Teams allow you to accomplish far more than you ever could by yourself. Teambuilding is a skill all successful leaders have developed. I just finished Molly Knight’s great book The Best Team Money Can Buy. Molly effectively chronicles the story of the 2013 and 2014 Los […]
15 Practices Of Highly Successful Leaders Who Build Great Churches And Organizations
John Maxwell is famous for saying, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Organizations rise and fall on leadership. Teams rise and fall on leadership. Most importantly, churches rise and fall on leadership. And the sobering truth is not every leader can build a great organization, team or church. For lessons on how to do so, I […]
91 Lessons On Developing A Winning Culture At Your Church or Business
This evening I had the privilege of joining over 600 coaches, athletes and other attendees at NorthStar Church for a special evening with Jon Gordon, author of successful books like The Carpenter and The Energy Bus, and Mike Smith, former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Recently, they collaborated on the incredible new book, You Win In The […]
13 Practices Of Highly Successful Builders Of Great Teams And Cultures
Every experienced leader understands the importance of building a great team and the value it brings. However, team building is very difficult and a skill only the best leaders truly master. Once such leader is the owner of MAG Bookkeeping and EA Help, Bryan Miles. What fascinates me about Bryan is how he builds teams […]
14 Habits Of Unsuccessful Organizations
Have you ever been part of a unsuccessful organization? An organization with a culture of dysfunction and poor performance? An organization of negativity and poor attitudes? An organization which lacks vision and remains directionless? An organization with poor leadership and a hopeless future? I have. And as I reflect on those days I can feel my body tensing […]
30 People You Want On Your Team
What type of people do you want on your team? Allow me to provide you the list of the type of teammates I am looking for. You want people who can handle adversity. They handle failure and conflict productively. You want people who can overcome their limitations offering a very special skill instead. You want […]
12 Practices Of Highly Successful Leaders Who Attract Other Leaders To Your Organization
I once had a worship pastor tell me, “Brian, if you can get two or three good musicians, it gets easy from there. Musicians are attracted to musicians.” And so it is with leaders. Leaders are attracted to leaders. I was reminded of this truth when I read a recent USA Today article on how […]
7 Things Your Church Or Organization Must Know If You Lose A Great Leader
All churches and organizations have lost great leaders before. Transitions are the only constant with team members. All leadership positions are temporary and therefore, must be stewarded well. So what must you know when you lose a great leader? For answers we can look to the Miami Heat when LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers during […]
17 Practices Of Highly Successful Leaders Who Build Great Teams
All leaders know the importance and multiplicative impact of a great team. You can simply accomplish more with a team than you can by yourself. So how do you go about constructing a great unit? Are there keys and practices to building great teams? In the February 23rd issue of Sports Illustrated, the great writer […]
7 Practices Of Terrible Teams
Earlier this week I wrote a post entitled 7 Practices Of Highly Effective Teams. This post has resonated the readers of this site. But when you discuss what makes some teams so successful, you have to also ask the opposite question. Why do some teams perform so poorly? To discover the answer to this question, […]
7 Practices Of Highly Successful Teams
All leaders want to be part of great teams. They want to build great teams. They want to accomplish great things within the context of a team. They want to build lifelong friendships. They want to create healthy cultures. When teammates struggle, they want to be part of a team who picks them up. Great […]