If money were no object, who would you add to your team?  If you are like me, names are already popping into your head.  Leaders are incessant team builders and always looking for opportunities to add top talent to their organizations.  But what types of people should you be looking for? Bleacher Report recently wrote […]

http://youtu.be/YKw2aghtaC0 In the September 11th, 2012 edition of the LA Times, noted writer Bill Plashke told the story of UCLA redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley, Jr. and his response to being named the team’s starter.  Hundley said, “I can’t even tell you how it feels, to know God has happily blessed me with ability to play […]

There is currently an epidemic of immature leadership.  These leaders have risen to or self-appointed themselves to roles of significant influence over others.  The churches, business, non-profits and athletic teams with immature leaders are under-performing and not reaching their full potential.   However, there is hope because leaders are learners and can often “grow out” […]

http://youtu.be/buH0Nrzo3ss Nowhere in the Bible does God call a leader to an easy task.  All leaders will face challenges.  It is simply unavoidable.  Therefore, developing the skills necessary to deal with and find solutions to challenges are critical to a leader’s success. One of my favorite leaders in any industry is Alabama Crimson Tide head […]

You cannot take a person to a place you have not been yourself.  Therefore, if you want to raise up leaders in your church or organization, you need people who have been there before – People who have built teams, made hard decisions, created strategy, leveraged resources, persevered and had the character needed to have sustained […]

Jim Collins teaches in his classic book Good To Great about the importance of getting the right people in the right seat on the bus and getting the wrong people off the bus.  This is a constant reality all leaders must manage and largely determines the success of your team. I was reminded of this […]