May 14, 2015

How to inspire better leadership from your boss [podcast]

Managing upward has never been easy. It’s especially challenging when you are working for someone who has poorly developed leadership and communications skills. Is there ever hope for change? Is it possible to inspire better leadership from your boss? ...

December 29, 2014

Review: “Deep Influence” by T.J. Addington

Recommended reading: "Deep Influence" by T.J. Addington

What leader doesn’t want to have deep influence on those around him or her? You do and I do. If we are going to make a difference in the world, we must take seriously the way in which we ...

December 18, 2014

How to be a person of deep influence [podcast]

As you ponder next year, ask yourself: How can I be a person of deep influence? Inescapably, you’ll conclude that having lasting and resonant influence takes more than simply polishing your leadership skills and technique. You must go deeper. ...

July 10, 2014

When it’s your turn to move on as a leader [podcast]

We’ve all seen messy leadership transitions. Unfortunately, some of the worst occur in our churches. That’s why when truly remarkable transitions occur, they deserve our attention, for there’s something in it for all of us to learn from. In ...

June 3, 2014

Five tools you already possess that can inspire another

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” If true, it follows that the most inspiring leaders will be those who help others become what ...

May 26, 2014

What Memorial Day can teach us about leadership

Memorial Day is the day we remember those who paid the greatest price for our freedom. It is honoring to pause and reflect on those who gave what they could never take back. These are the heroes whose sacrifices ...

April 29, 2014

Would your clone follow you? My clone’s 3 simple tests of leadership

Boy, if I only had a clone. Imagine how much more I could get done. Let’s pull on that thread for a minute. Just imagine that you can make a carbon copy of yourself and put them to work ...

March 12, 2014

Four strategies to bring out the best in another

How do you define a great leader? Here’s my definition: great leaders bring out the best in others to accomplish more than they imagined. Every leader I’ve admired possesses that quality. They inspired me to dig a little ...

January 27, 2014

Review: “Jesus in the 9 to 5” by Dennis E. Hensley

What if Jesus were here today, running his own company—and you worked directly for him? What might you learn that you somehow missed from reading your Bible? We may relish the historical accounts of Jesus’ life, but they are ...

December 31, 2013

10 things I learned about leadership from the Bible in 2013

I just wrapped up my annual reading of the Bible. It was my number one read for 2013. Every year I gain new insights and important reminders to grow stronger in my faith. I’m particularly sensitive to passages that ...

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