What Is Leadership?
I like to think and write about leadership a lot – I love that there are so many ways to look at it. My passion is to make unique connections between these insights, and raise important questions for leaders to consider.

I like to think and write about leadership a lot – I love that there are so many ways to look at it. My passion is to make unique connections between these insights, and raise important questions for leaders to consider.
Check out what I’m growing in my garden this year. And in my leadership.
Is it time for us to go beyond “East vs. West” leadership charts?
When you hear the term “majority culture,” what is the first thing that comes to mind? What thoughts or feelings arise within you? What images or memories of the past resurface?
My wife and I wanted to share some more thoughts about what we’ve learned in our past 10 years of marriage (and leadership) about keeping our relationship strong.
On our 10-year anniversary, my wife and I discuss our biggest lessons about longevity in relationships and leadership.
For many leaders, our biggest challenge isn’t giving love and encouragement — it’s receiving them.
A time when I experienced two extremes ‒ gratitude and entitlement ‒ through money.
Leading in weakness does not mean passivity, and it’s not just for times of crisis or exhaustion.
Sometimes we’re not enough … but maybe we were never meant to be.
When we’re not strong, we can notice and appreciate those who are.
Don’t be discouraged if you wrestle with yourself in leadership … it’s normal, and it can help others truly know you.
Every dialogue can be either a competition, or a bond of connection with another person.
When are we truly loving people, and when are we just getting “sucked dry?”
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.
Even if we make a mistake, it’s almost never too late to “try again.”
Do we need to re-humanize the leaders and spokespeople in our lives?
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 [...]
Why I’m most grateful for the worst examples of leadership.
An update on my garden, and on areas I need to grow in personally.