Leadership Lessons to Live By: The Limitations of Leadership
Way too often, leaders think they’re superheroes. NEWS FLASH: Leaders are not superheroes! Superheroes wear capes, appear in comic books, and have movies made about them. Some superheroes can even...
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Here’s a fact of life: Tough times will come. Deal with it. “BUT HOW?!” you ask. Good question. If you have any spiritual insight and appreciation, you’ve probably already come up with the right...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live By: Lower Your Expectations
Too often, leaders hold high expectations — both for themselves and for those around them. Expectations that are set too high often lead to disappointment and frustration. This kind of friction is...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live By: Who, Me? A Leader? What to Do When You’re...
You’ve heard this line from Shakespeare: ”Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Is the same thing true in leadership? It seems so. Some people are...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live by: The Battle with Inconsistency
“Inconsistency is the only thing in which men are consistent,” wrote the English poet Horace Smith. It’s true; inconsistency is a pervasive problem. When Christian leaders are inconsistent our...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live By: The Five Laws of Communication
As leaders — yes, even as human beings — we communicate every day. Often, our communication is done verbally. We communicate via email, text, and social media. We communicate in our blogs. We...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live By: The Five Spheres of Leadership
Who are you leading? If you are truly a leader, there are obviously people who are following you. The most apparent answer is, “My church staff” or “my employees” or the people who populate your...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live By: Embrace Your Weakness
The prototypical leader is strong, self-confident, resilient, and brave. The truly successful leader possesses assets such as a strong personality, bold decision-making, and intrepid vision. Virtually...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live By: Mistakes Are Okay. Hiding Isn’t.
If you’re a leader, you’re going to blow it sometimes. Just expect it. Chances are, you’ve probably already blown it a few times. It doesn’t really matter how big it was, what it was, or who caused...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons to Live By: How to Become Mentored
Leaders are grown by other leaders. Good leaders learn from other good leaders. The way to be a better leader is to be a mentor. If you are called to be a leader, you have not been called to go it...
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