LEADERSHIP BLOG
What questions can I ask in an interview to find out what I really need to know about the job candidate?
If you’re looking for that next addition to your team and you want to find that right fit, it can be challenging. You’ve probably had an experience before where you’ve...
Our brain tends to return to the path of least resistance. If there isn’t a good enough reason to change then old patterns will quickly set back in and you’ll be right back where you started. It’s true on a personal level and if you're leading a team through change, then it's...
If you're facing a conundrum, when do you hold that close to protect the team from the complexity of it all and when do you bring in the team on the conundrum because they can help or they just really need to know because it will affect them?
That’s our big question today....
What would it take for you to give your next change initiative the best chance of success? The first thoughts that come to mind might be money or plans or vision or leadership. And you’d be right,all those things are necessary for the success of change. Yet, research often points to the...
How do I deal with a co-worker when I feel like they rub me the wrong way when we interact?
One of the hardest things on a team is when people struggle through the personality clashes that are inevitable when different people try to work together.
Yet, the diversity of different...
People don’t resist change. They are more likely to resist HOW change is presented or the process to get to change or how they are able to be involved in change.
Each of us is inspired to make necessary changes for different reasons. Each of us has a different lens that creates the...
‘Tis the season for change. It’s a natural pause to look to the future and envision what’s next. For some it’s a new fiscal year with a new budget and new goals. For others it’s about realignment and readiness for growth. Some of you may simply be looking at what...
"What do I do when the workload is more than what I can do and everybody on my team is in the same place. I've always been able to just work harder to get through, but that doesn't work anymore and there just isn't anybody to delegate to without adding to the overwhelming workload they already...
It’s no secret that leadership is hard. Getting caught in the middle is a reality ministry leaders face because of the many roles and variety of people involved in and impacted by their ministry. Executive Directors or pastors lead from the middle of a circle as they work with Boards,...
When we pause to reflect AND when we reflect with others, we embed that learning more deeply into our heart and soul. In this episode I invite you to join me in 3 different ways to engage questions to leverage reflection to become the leader we were meant to be.
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Self-awareness gives you a leadership advantage. You see your potential pitfalls before you fall in. You can partner with people to compliment your strengths. You can align what you do with who you are and who God created you to be.
Self-awareness is not a once and done kind of thing....
"Sometimes I feel caught in the middle of meeting the needs of the team I lead and meeting the needs of my own leader. What are some ways you navigate leading in the middle?"
Leading in the middle is this unique position in the organization where your team is looking to you to meet their needs...
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