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…

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,…