Increasing Creativity and Innovation on a Tight Budget
Years ago I discovered a way to increase creativity when money is tight. When you know you need to make a purchase, but funds are stretched and needed in so many other places too, ask yourself this...
View ArticleHealthy Delegation – Simplified in 4 Easy Steps
Even a potential control freak leader like me knows healthy delegating actually improves the organization. Healthy delegation is critical to effective leadership, but I know so many leaders who...
View Article5 Ways Leadership Can’t Be “Normal” Anymore
Leadership is so much different today than when I first started leading almost 35 years ago. To lead today we must learn to think outside some things once considered normal in leadership. And then 2020...
View Article7 Reasons Leaders Tend to Leave Your Team
If any organization expects to grow, they need to attract, develop and retain quality leaders. I have found there are legitimate reasons leaders tend to leave – quit an organization or team. One of the...
View Article7 Ways to Keep Leaders on Your Team
One of the biggest challenges for any organization is to attract and retain leaders. Leaders are too hard to find, we certainly want to keep leaders on our teams when we have them. Keeping leaders...
View ArticleThe Life of an Idea on a Healthy Team
A healthy team gives the potential for life to every idea. Every idea has a chance to live. Initially, there are no bad ideas. Healthy teams don’t contain a built in idea killer. And if there is one...
View ArticleA Leadership Lid Leaders Can Never Avoid
There is a huge leadership lid leaders can never avoid. I have witnessed firsthand. In fact, it’s one that has crippled my leadership in years past. At some point, most leaders will face this one. It’s...
View Article4 Ways to Process The Emotions of Betrayal
There is a Bible passage that often causes a weird emotional response as I read it. Scripture should impact not just our minds, but our emotions. When I read this text there is often a stirring in my...
View ArticleWays I Lead as a Leader of Leaders
I have been asked the difference in being a leader of leaders and leading followers. It’s one of my favorite questions. The question ultimately points to a paradigm of leading people by which I try to...
View ArticleThe Ineffectiveness of A Team When There Is No Leader
I’ve seen many leaders make a common mistake. They believe in teams, so they create a bunch of them. They charge the teams with carrying out a specific mission or an assigned task. The team is part of...
View ArticleOne Hard Truth of Leadership
There is one hard truth about leadership every leader must understand, but is difficult to receive by some leaders. The probability is good you won’t like this truth either. The one hard truth of...
View ArticleGood Leaders Develop a Leadership Vocabulary
The best leaders I know are always learning. Part of my growth as a leader has been developing of a leadership vocabulary. It’s something I try to monitor and continually be aware of as I attempt to...
View Article7 Ways to be Seen as Effective in Leadership and Management
One of the chief goals of this blog is to encourage better leadership, so I normally write about leadership issues. My goal is to help you be more effective – in leadership and management. In this...
View Article5 Principles of Leadership from the Life of David
I’ve learned a lot about leadership from the life of David. A great book to find leadership principles is the Bible. I have learned from leaders like Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Jacob, and Nehemiah. Of...
View ArticleGood Leaders Know Who They Are – And Who They Are Not
Good leaders know who they are and, perhaps equally important, who they are not. Here’s a little known fact about me: People who know me well might say I am quick-witted and can even be funny. Yet,...
View Article5 Tips For Leading Strong-Willed People (Like Me)
Have you ever tried to lead someone who didn’t necessarily want to be led? I’m specifically referring to strong-willed people. Here’s a reality of dealing with people. The same children that were...
View ArticleQuandary: Confusing Activity with Progress
Often teams get in trouble by confusing activity with progress. This principle works in many areas of life. You’ll find it helpful in businesses, organizations, churches, relationships and in your...
View ArticleHow To Get Projects Completed Successfully In A Team Environment
How do we get projects completed successfully in a team environment? This is a story of four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody...
View ArticleOne Incredibly Important Characteristic Of Successful Organizations
There is one incredibly important characteristic of successful teams or organizations. It is inherent and cannot be trained or programmed. With this a team can weather the storms of life together. When...
View Article5 Shared Traits of Effective and Healthy Teams
What makes teams healthy and effective? I’ve learned there are some shared traits among the ones with which I’ve worked. Obviously this is our goal if we lead or even serve on a team. Who would want to...
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