It probably comes as no surprise to you to learn that I have attended the Global Leadership Summit every year for many, many years. But in recent years I have found that my reasons for needing to be at the Summit have been changing. Instead of focusing solely on my own need for personal development,…
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…
How Leaders Create Forward Energy for Their Team
Every leader knows that creating forward energy takes enormous, consistent effort. That’s because all of the natural forces of organizational life work against that kind of momentum. That’s why effective leaders are relentless in their pursuit of opportunities to galvanize and catalyze forward energy for their teams. One of those opportunities is on the horizon,…
An Urgent Call to Mobilize Your Team
Oh my. I’m sitting on my flight home from Chicago en route to Kelowna, processing all that transpired this week at the U.S. version of The Global Leadership Summit. My own heart was stirred in ways that will, I’m certain, forever mark my leadership. And I’ve renewed my resolve to see churches from across Canada…