LEADERSHIP BLOG
Ever had an energizing volunteer experience? One that fueled your passion, challenged you to become a better person, or filled you with meaning and significance? What made that experience powerful? Research shows that for volunteers, the secret is doing something that they love with people they...
People who choose to work in ministries or churches get up and go to work every day because they are making a difference. These are smart people using their talents and expertise to make the world a better place. While most ministries are known for underpaying and overworking their employees,...
"As I take on more leadership responsibilities, I’m finding that I need more time to step back and do more planning and strategizing. How do I make that time productive so I don’t just spin my wheels?"
It’s true that the more responsibilities you take on the more time you need...
Years in ministry and leadership have revealed to me the power of coaching! I used to think leadership was about giving people tools to lead change, offering methodologies, or creating plans. We are leaders. We have solutions. Right?
While tools are necessary to solve problems, they may not...
If you are changing something and you want to know if it's working or not, the place to start is making sure the target that you’re aiming for is clear. Without that clarity, you can't know if you’re hitting it or not. With that clarity, you can notice the clues that tell you...
Whenever people come together to work as a team, conflict should be expected. There will be differences of opinions, different ways to solve problems, alternative perspectives. Engaging in a healthy dialogue on these differences makes the team work better together – and more importantly...
If simply stating the future reality or making a plan to solve the challenge actually got us there then the journey from today’s reality to tomorrow's future would be easy. The unknown and often overlooked space is the gap between the current state and the future state. And too often we...
Wouldn’t it be awesome if we just woke up one morning as great communicators? We would know what to say, how to say it and when to speak or keep quiet. Results would be positive influence, greater connection, better collaboration, sustainable results and more! However, communication...
In last week’s blog, I focused on the natural communication breakdowns that get in the way of our forward momentum in work and relationships. Most of us would love to avoid those breakdowns, because they are roadblocks to performance at work and create rifts in relationships that slow us...
"It seems like as soon as I tackle one thing and regain a little hope that I’ve got this thing handled, the next thing comes along and throws me for a loop. How do I manage this cycle that keeps getting repeated in my leadership?"
I’m reminded of Jesus who said, “in this world...
Do you ever feel like communicating should be easier than it is? What you want to say is so clear in your head, but when you try to communicate it the message just falls to the floor and your listener stares at you blankly. Even worse, when it seems like great communication has happened, only to...
I’m often reminded about how I need to pause to celebrate accomplishments. But what if it’s been a season of near misses when it comes to accomplishments? How do I celebrate that?
Let’s talk about a reframe around celebration today. How celebration time is productive time. How...
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