Originally posted May 11, 2012 Take a listen to the conversations taking place in and around your church these days. Are you hearing anything like this? “Did you hear what they’re saying about Andy Stanley?” “You know, I really think we need more teaching about the end times.” “You have to read this email that’s going around.…
A 15 Minute Practice that can Jump Start Your Leadership
15 minutes. It’s not a lot of time. But leveraged strategically, 15 minutes invested in self-leadership once or twice a week could begin to jump start your leadership to the next level. Self-leadership requires a reliable system of: Self-examination, Reflection, and Action Leaders require the discipline to examine their actions and motivations with ruthless honesty.…
How I Learned When to Cash-in Leadership “Change Chips”
Originally posted November 4, 2011 Just before you pull the trigger on that change you want to introduce, ask yourself, “Is this worth cashing in my chips?” Leaders know that they possess a certain number of “change chips”. These chips are made up of credibility, respect, authority, good will and other essential intangible ingredients. Leaders…
5 Sorry Sorries to Avoid as a Leader
Don’t you hate it when you blow it as a leader? I’m not talking about getting someone’s name wrong. I’m talking about the “How could I have been so stupid, that was the dumbest, most insensitive thing I’ve ever done as a leader!?” kind of blowing it. When you’ve been there as a leader, you…
3 Crucial Steps for Building Consensus Rather Than Compromise
Originally posted January 18, 2013 Picture it. You stroll into your lead team or board meeting, looking to build consensus for your new idea. Let’s say your dream is to launch a new Saturday night service, held twice a month, full of contemporary praise music, designed with a youth focus. Two hours later you emerge,…
