Thinking Too Highly of Our Leaders
Do we need to re-humanize the leaders and spokespeople in our lives?
Adrian Pei
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Ambition, Fame and Our Obsession With Success
No matter how big our church or ministry is, no matter how much we are respected, we are never “above” God’s words that remind us that “the first shall be last” and that “those who exalt themselves will be humbled.” If anybody was deserving, it was Jesus, but He chose humility, sacrifice and death for those He loved. May our ambition not [...]
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A Perspective on Bad Leadership
Why I’m most grateful for the worst examples of leadership.
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Growth Is Hope (a Sweet Taste of the Future)
An update on my garden, and on areas I need to grow in personally.
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The Temptation of the “Quick Fix” in Leadership
Sometimes we have to look at things on a deeper, heart level and understand why people and situations are the way they are. Even why we are the way we are, and what we might need to change.
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Great Leaders Are Great Observers
This is Part 1 in a series on Listening Over my life, I’ve been fortunate to work with many leaders who are older and wiser. Sometimes when people have that much experience, they’re tempted to be “advice dispensers” – to always need to educate, direct, and caution everyone around them. But many of the leaders I’ve […]
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Why Leaders Must Not Be Afraid of Doing Hard Things
As leaders, doing what’s “most needed or important,” and serving others and the greater good, often requires doing the hard things in life, whether it’s confronting somebody or holding them accountable for their actions.
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The Role of Patience and Pain in Leadership
Looking around at the most relevant and cutting edge ideas about leadership today, I’m guessing these two ‒ patience and pain ‒ probably wouldn’t make the list..
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Great Preacher = Great Leader? Not So Fast!
When a leader admits his or her weaknesses in front of an audience, I think to myself: “That’s great that you see that and can articulate it so well. But how will you follow that up? What kinds of steps will you take over the next few months and years in response to what you just shared with everyone? Are you sharing because you want [...]
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The Evolution of a Leader
Don’t be discouraged if you wrestle with yourself in leadership … it’s normal, and it can help others truly know you.
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Are You Drained or Tired?
When are we truly loving people, and when are we just getting “sucked dry?”
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Before We Criticize Our Leaders
How do we respond when our leaders fail or disappoint us?
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Resisting Temptation: The Urgent and the Loud
Conformity is doing the minimum, the easiest thing … which is usually to see and react to our immediate surroundings and behave like everybody else – whether on e-mail, social media, or at a social gathering. Leadership is about seeing and noticing more.
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Great Leaders are Great Observers
Many of the leaders I’ve known aren’t too quick to speak, despite their many years of life. They have a quiet confidence about them and an inner security in who they are. They look at the people and world around them with curiosity and they listen more than they talk.
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Great Answers or Great Questions?
Four questions I love to ask, and three unexpected benefits that come with them.
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Less Is More
Every dialogue can be either a competition, or a bond of connection with another person.
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Why Don’t We “Circle Back” More Often
Even if we make a mistake, it’s almost never too late to “try again.”
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Why Logic Is Overrated
Many people aren’t looking for a rational explanation from their leaders, but for a relational connection.
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Ask, Don’t Assume! (Open and Closed Systems)
What I’ve learned is that there are two modes we get into as leaders ‒ closed and open. I wouldn’t let anything or anybody get in so everything stayed the same.
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From Passivity to Empowerment
Leading in weakness does not mean passivity, and it’s not just for times of crisis or exhaustion.
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