If you want to see your strategic plan drive new growth, you need to weed out the ideas that just don’t belong. Even the great ideas. One of the great challenges facing all leaders is how to determine whether each new idea that comes along should find its way into your overall plan. This tool…
4 Ways to Get Your Church Unstuck
At our recent series of Innovate leadership forums we asked this question; “What one word best describes your church today?” From Vancouver to Moncton, one of the words we heard over and over was this: Stuck! We then profiled Canadian church leaders whose church had found ways to get things moving again. These were the…
How 2 Strategic Days Can Advance an Entire Ministry Year
When it comes to leveraging The Global Leadership Summit as a key strategy in your personal development, and that of your church, you are likely in one of three categories: Category 1: You do not attend events like the Summit. If that describes you, this post does not apply to you.Category 2: You already committed…
Turning a Summit Registration into a Leadership Strategy
The Global Leadership Summit is coming September 29-30 to 22 sites across Canada. The extent to which this event can impact your leadership might be determined the moment you register. It’s all about intentionality. When I see a registration for the Summit show up for a group of two or three people, this typically tells…
RE-POST – Are You Developing a Farm Team for Your Organization?
Every leader needs to build a farm team. If you follow pro sports you already know what I’m talking about. A farm team is the minor league talent pool from which a pro team draws its future players. When the pro team’s ranks are diminished by injury or retirement, the general manager dips into the…