Can a leader be everything to everybody on your team? First of all I hope everyone had as good of a Thanksgiving as I had. I love the opportunity to …
Leadership Bias
I’ve recently been conducting internal interviews for a potential project, I have been granted the opportunity to “hand pick” my team. What I have discovered is I may have a …
When Leaders Make Mistakes
I came across an article in an industry magazine that talked about how companies react when things go wrong. They cited the recent very public grief that Toyota, BP and …
Conceited Leadership
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 I got the rare opportunity to witness pre-teen girls in some of …
Leading a Team of Different Personalities
I have recently been struggling with different personality types, and how to lead them. I am talking about friends, children, employees etc. I realize you are rarely going to get …
Leading Silently
I was approached about this article in one of Kevin’s typical application of the hint with a hammer kind of ways. So I will attempt to apply my spin on …
Leadership Sacrifices
I believe that we have all used this forum to provide a look at all of the great things about being a leader. But I have been thinking about all …
Leading with Fear vs. Leading with Respect
I think if you boil it down to the lowest common denominator there are two basic leadership styles, Leading with Fear and Leading with Respect. Many people mistake fear for …
How do we handle failure on the team?
“Sometimes by losing a battle, you will find a new way to win the war.” Donald Trump In the 2004 Summer Olympics, the Australian Women’s Eight rowing team stood in …
Christ and His “Team” – Part 1
Christ selected 12 men from among his early followers to become his closest confidants and, dare we say, His friends. After an intensive discipleship course (Basic Training) and following his …