1269 Leadership Quotes
“We need to have a hard conversation.” No one wants to hear those seven words. If you hear this statement, it often means things have gone terribly wrong in your church, family, business or athletic organization. It indicates things have declined to a very unhealthy level and changes are desperately needed. On February 1, 2015, […]
What a fun night! So much quality fellowship with such a committed group of leaders. Proud to be a part of this team! Thanks @BrianKDodd for making us better communicators and leaders! #GreyhoundAward to @Popecoachfox #IBelieve https://t.co/ayI0RonImp pic.twitter.com/GgpH7BRUvF — Pope Greyhounds (@PopeAthletics) July 30, 2022 As shown in the tweet above, last evening I had […]
We are very aware of the things which often disqualify someone from leadership. This list includes sexual misconduct, financial impropriety, and abusive behavior. However, there is another list of items which can disqualify you from leadership which are rarely talked about. Kevin Burrell is one of my favorite leaders. He is an area scout for […]
Everyone has an opinion. And in the age of social media, seems to be an expert on something. They present themselves as someone with complete knowledge of a topic and thanks to their “generosity”, these “experts” feel free to share it with everyone. So how do you know if you or someone else is truly […]
https://twitter.com/mikelinch/status/1545966729221885952?s=20&t=0CMkGRHD638xdG7eFwJ8Tw A Fun Bible Study Each week I have the privilege of being part of a Zoom Bible study with dozens of high school, collegiate, and professional baseball coaches and scouts from across the country. It is my favorite 45 minutes of the week. This past Saturday, many were in town for a tournament at […]
Many young leaders think their life and career will get “easier” when they make it to a leadership position. They also think it will be easier if they have the right team, better financial resources, a job in the right office or part of the country, first-class accommodations, or the perfect mentor or boss. What […]
What difference does a quality leader really make? I mean, we all know John Maxwell says that everything rises and falls with leadership. We fundamentally agree with this on an intuitive level but can we actually prove it with data? I have good news for you, we can. In his wonderful book The 17 Indisputable […]
A Historic Announcement At 12:16 PM CST on Thursday, June 23rd, Isidore Newman School quarterback Arch Manning tweeted below “Committed to the University of Texas. #Hookem”. Committed to the University of Texas. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/jHYbjBaF5K — Arch Manning (@ArchManning) June 23, 2022 These words reverberated throughout all of the college football. If you are not familiar […]
An Elite Leader 25 years ago I attended church with an individual who was the Chief Marketing Officer of one of America’s leading companies. He was deeply respected and admired by those in our church, so much so no one ever asked him to volunteer in their areas of ministry. It was not unlike the […]
We is greater than Me. All experienced leaders know this to be the case. As a result, leaders place a high priority on creating a winning culture by building the best team possible. And to do that, you need a collection of great teammates. One such teammate is Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins. In […]
With 4:11 remaining in Game 3 for the 2022 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, Warriors superstar guard Steph Curry and Celtics forward/center Al Horford both dove for a loose ball on the floor. During the scrum, Horford fell on Curry’s ankle causing him significant pain and sending fear and dread […]
“As Matt Dickinson wrote in The Times this week, ‘Money buys you the world’s best attacking goalkeeper, the defensive prowess of Ruben Dias, the ball-playing beauty of Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez and the rest of the brilliant collective… but such wealth does not guarantee you singular creativity or the type of original thought […]
