Your organization WILL have a culture. Furthermore, it will happen by design (with intention) or default (by an unintentional drift). A culture happens every single day, regardless of whether you...
Leadership and vision go hand in hand. Therefore, leadership must begin with a clear vision: whether it be for our personal life, our family, our church, or organization.
If people around us...
Most leaders aren’t as clear as we think we are. As we often say, the #1 mistake leaders make is lack of clarity.
In fact, if you want to be DIScouraged, walk into your next team...
Let’s discuss what it means to be “first class,” because this is who YOU need to be. And, this is how you need to think in terms of WHO you bring on your team.
If you’ve...
What’s the best gift your team could give you?
We think about that— a lot. And, most leaders agree:
“Follow through. I want them to do what they’re supposed to...
C.S. Lewis’ Abolition of Man can be a daunting read but it is worth every turn of the page. In it, Lewis highlights a sobering concept, “men without chests."
A man without a chest is a...
One of the biggest leadership lies sounds like, “Once we get to here, things will be easier.”
Now obviously your “here” is different than mine, but we’ve all had that...
When charting our aim for a new year or a new season the question we must answer is WHY.
Why do I want to accomplish this goal?
That is, we need to assess (honestly)-- Does accomplishing your goal...
The #1 responsibility of the leader is to be the culture architect, that is, to design the culture you want to build.
Your job is to ensure that the culture is built by design rather than...
