Leaders Develop Leaders
Leaders Develop Leaders When I started in student ministry, I was insecure as a leader. I didn’t have a clear identity of who I was as a man, and I didn’t have a developed internal character. So, my leadership...
Read moreHow To Avoid a Stressful Christmas
Why is Christmas Stressful? Christmas is different for everyone. For some, you enjoy the season, the giving (the getting), the busyness, friends and family time, and much more. For others, the season brings stress and memories of loved ones...
Read moreLeaders Guide the Vision
Who Creates the Vision of an Organization? A misconception in leadership is that the leader MUST come up with the vision for the organization. Vision developing or creating might happen from time to time. However, in the best organizations,...
Read moreLeaders Look Ahead
What is the Difference Between Leaders and Managers? “Leading people vs Managing work. Management consists of controlling a group or a set of entities to accomplish a goal. Leadership refers to an individual’s ability to influence, motivate, and enable...
Read moreLeaders Have Values
What it looks like to not live by your values: Have you ever had a bad day that could have been avoided if you had only lived out some simple life values? Yeah, I’ve been there. I was coming...
Read moreLeaders Give Freedom
Think of a time in your life, recently or in the past, when you worked for a boss who micro-managed you. How effective were you in your role and accomplishing your responsibilities? How safe was your working relationship with...
Read moreLeaders Build Trust
Why is Trust Important? Trust is the glue that keeps relationships together and moving forward. Without trust, relationships fall apart, grind to a stop, explode, implode, fizzle out etc. You get the picture. Trust is vital to relationships. But...
Read moreLeaders Have An Identity
Leadership Identity Characteristics What do you do when you look in the mirror and realize you hate the person who is looking at you? As an adult, you realize you have an identity issue, and you better solve it...
Read moreLeaders Are Likable
How can Leaders Become Likable? “We will work harder and more effectively for people we like, and we will like them in direct proportion to how they make us feel.” (Kouzes and Posner) Leaders need to be likable. However,...
Read moreLeaders Connect
“Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow. There may have been a time when leaders could command commitment, but those times are long past.” (Kouzes and Posner) Leadership today (in...
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