From BILL HYBELS “Great leadership is, by definition, relentlessly developmental.” “Resourcefulness is the most important weapon in a leader’s arsenal.” “The grander the vision, the greater the price-tag.“ From CARLY FIORINA “Managers produce results within the existing order of things. Leaders change the order of things.” From JEFFREY IMMELT “Throughout my career there’s never been…
Why Christian Leaders must Model Praying for Government Leaders
“Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2, The Message) Paul’s charge to Timothy, and indeed to leaders today, is not about politics. It’s not about electioneering. It’s not about seeking “God’s man for the White House”, nor for Sussex…
4 Risks that Exaggeration Poses to Your Leadership
How many of these statements, or statements like them, have you used; “That was the best (event, class, earnings quarter, meeting) we’ve ever had!” “This promises to be the best (baptism service, board retreat, youth outreach, stockholders meeting) ever!” “There is an unbelievable sense of momentum and excitement building in our (church, company, ministry, club)!”…
The Soul-Filling Impact of Good Friday
For many Christ followers, Good Friday is merely the warm-up act to the main event; Easter Sunday. But I believe there is tremendous “soul-filling” value in focusing on a key moment in the Good Friday narrative. It starts by looking at two critical “walks” that God took with his people. The first walk took place…
Summit 2012 Web Launch
This week we announced the speaker line up for the 2012 Global Leadership Summit, and already the “buzz” is building. This may well be one of the strongest line ups ever presented at the Summit. In announcing the line up, our national pastor Tim Schroeder and I sat down to discuss not only the background…
