Articles in this category focus on practical issues of how we build healthy leaders and lessons learned
Unaddressed poor performers are holding back your team and your company. If you donât deal directly with sub-par performance you will not maximize the value that your organization provides. And you are not developing your people by letting this type of performance slide.
Mark Deterding
This generation has become more like a bump in the road. Maybe even a valley. And many organizations are recognizing it is time, even though the job seems undone, to prepare to hand the reins of leadership over to the emerging generation of Millennials. If Baby-Boomer leaders hold the baton of leadership too tightly or too long, the [...]
Phil Wood
"If only my people would just do what I ask!" I've heard too many leaders utter those words and then, in their frustration, implement solutions that don't seem to make things better. Maybe leaders can sharpen their approach with a simple shift in the question they ask themselves.
Corey Olynik
Perhaps what might help us over our hurdles is not to hide how costly disciple-making is, but to be utterly honest and explicit about the costs, and hold them out in the light for us to see, and then find whether something in us might just rise to the peculiar glory of it all.
David Mathis
There is sometimes loneliness in leadership which cannot be avoided.
Ron Edmondson
Many of the leaders Iâve known arenât 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.
Adrian Pei
Somewhere in your town, in your church, in your class, is someone who can become a mighty instrument of the Lord. Someone just needs to reach them, to tell them of Jesus and to disciple them.
Joe McKeever
Leadership team alignment distinguishes one organization from another. It takes time and intentional effort to achieve and maintain organizational alignment.
Paul Greasley
Some gaps, like holes in rocky cliffs, cannot be closed. However, gaps in leadership competencies can be closed. Jesusâ model of investing in leaders worked. Sam shares three observations of how leader development tuned toward leadersâ own context increases effectiveness, which makes it an excellent investment.
Samuel Voorhies
While many models of supposedly Christian leadership exist throughout the world they often spring primarily from the local culture. God identifies obedience and a heart after Him as keys to leadership that is pleasing to Him.
Jane Overstreet
What if I told you that Jesus didnât want us to win converts? What if I said that in all of Scripture we are never told to convert anyone? What if I proposed that people âaccepting Jesus into their livesâ does not fulfill our mission?
Tyler Edwards
I remember one leader admitting to me, âI would never want to work my way out of the job.â At the time, I was shocked. On reflection perhaps he was just being more honest than most of us dare. To create forward momentum we constantly need new people to step into greater responsibility. Cultivating leaders is critical.
Elaine Vitikainen
Great mentors share how they think rather than teaching people about what they do.
Corey Olynik
The classic argument â nurture or nature â is well represented in leader development philosophies everywhere. We would all agree that some people are âborn leaders,â but is it really that simple?
Malcolm Webber
A true leader is one who helps those following Him to become like the ONE he is following.
Joe Holman
If you want to be the kind of leader whose organization is on the cutting edge, stop asking for someone to give you an answer you already know. Great leaders have the courage to act!
Mike Mowery
If youâre serious about seeking out godly leadership, begin by visiting your childrenâs and youth ministries.
Dan Lovaglia
May students not be seen as projects, but instead be seen as extremely valuable people who need to be reached through the Gospel, discipled in the Gospel, and set free with the Gospel to reach other students for the glory of Jesus Christ!
Shane Pruitt
Ever feel like your life is a constant battle? Want three keys to turning those battles into minor skirmishes? These battles are where the enemy seeks to render us ineffective in our work for our Lord. Scott reminds us that God is the owner of all aspects of a true leaderâs life and calling. Releasing the ownership of these aspects to [...]
Scott Rodin
I spent last week expanding on the first goal we tend to overlook in our leading: investing in our own development and growth in Jesus. In this weekâs podcast, I explore four other goals we frequently overlook in our leadership.
Pete Scazzero