Runaway Zebras I suspect anyone reading this article is just like I am – they dislike driving delays. Heavy traffic, road work, and hazards are simply massive inconveniences. After all, we got places to go and people to see. But on Sunday, April 28th, the people driving on I-90 near the North Bend exit in […]
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The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of April 29th
The following are The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of April 29th: 8 Critical Skills Managers Need to Lead Culture Positively by Jenni Catron 3 Indicators You Need to Recharge Your Leadership Battery Now by Scott Cochrane A Report on The Influence Lab in Cyprus by Phil Cooke MOST churches are in […]
5 Ways To Improve Your Ineffective Staff Meetings
Harnessing Church Staff Meetings for Better Communication Church staff meetings often form the bedrock for building staff cohesion, promoting healthy church communication, and ensuring church staff health. They can range from vital pulse checks to ineffective huddles depending on their execution. Today, we want to delve into insights from our 2023 Church Staff Health Assessment […]
The Peak-End Rule and The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts of April ’24
The Peak-End Rule On page 125 of his excellent book The Diary Of A CEO: The 33 Laws Of Business And Life, Steven Bartlett writes about the Peak-End Rule. This is a cognitive bias that teaches people will judge experiences “on just two moments – the best (or worst) part, and the end.” Disney World […]
Normal Is Over-Rated. 5 Things Every Leader Must Do To Stand Out From The Others.
Not Your Normal Snow Skier On Wednesday, April 24th, 27-year-old Ryoyu Kobayashi did something many readers of this site have done before – he woke up one winter morning, went to the ski lodge where he was staying, put on his gear, and began to head down the mountain. But this is where the similarities […]
Executive Summary for Making Space for Inspiration from Barna Group and Aspen
Across the nation, pastors and leaders are making their best attempts to disciple congregations and invite the community to connect with the church. In a post-Christian world where Jesus is considered one among many great spiritual teachers, the church’s challenge is to demonstrate how she is different from all the other options. Aspen Group is […]
Experiencing Missed Expectations or Poor Performance? Here are 5 Important Questions You Need to be Asking.
Are you or your organization experiencing poor performance and having missed expectations. If so, you need to ask some hard questions if you want to turn things around. Everyone reading this site wants to achieve peak performance, both personally and individually. No one wants to be average or nondescript. The following are five stories about […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of April 22nd
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of April 22nd When Judging Talent, Recruiters Must Weight All The Data by Admired Leadership Person Behind The Title by James Albright via LeadershipAndMain.org Why The “Eisenhower Matrix” Is A Fantastic Productivity Hack by BigThink.com 7 Questions That Changed My Life by Sahil Bloom 5 Levels […]
Leadership Lessons from the 2024 NFL Draft
Tonight is my favorite leadership evening of the year – the first round of the NFL Draft. I will be giving the leadership lessons which come with each pick of the first round. A few notes: I will not be saying if a player selected was a good pick or not. This is because I […]
7 People Your Community Trusts MORE Than Your Church Staff
Within a recent Gallup poll, startling findings emerged revealing current public perception of trustworthiness among professions. Church staff, including pastors, were ranked lower on the scale than professions like nurses, doctors, pharmacists, high school teachers, police officers, accountants, and even funeral directors. With only 37% of those surveyed perceiving pastors as having high ethical standards […]
Tomorrow: Don’t Miss – Live Online Training to Keep More First-Time Guests
Gather your team and discover a step-by-step system to keep more first-time guests and experience faster church growth. Join Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley online for the 2-hour LIVE Assimilation Seminar — TOMORROW, Thursday, April 25 from 2:00pm ET to 4:00pm ET. Sign up now for one very low rate per church — Just $47 total (includes the Senior Pastor […]
3 Leadership Lessons From Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, Soccer’s Fastest Rising Star
This past Sunday at the 90:29 mark, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham continued his ascent as soccer’s fastest rising star by scoring a game-stoppage goal against Barcelona to give Madrid its 36th La Liga title. In addition to this game-winner, Bellingham had a record-breaking 14 goals in his first 15 team appearances. This level of performance […]