The Importance of Order
I was reminded again last night about the importance of order and decluttering in the life of a leader. Clutter and the lack of order steals our attention and robs …
The Bowe Bergdahl Thing
This morning I am a little angry. I apologize up front if any of our readers are upset about what I am going to say here, but I participate in …
Seriously, why do we lead?
Why do we lead? This will mark the second time today and the fourth time in the past two days I have started, renamed and changed this article in an …
Waiting on the World to Change
Well, I can honestly say that I don’t think I have ever heard a John Mayer song sung in church before the pastor got up to preach. Tomorrow, I won’t …
Leadership Language: Old & New – Part 1
We can attract people with our language and we can turn them off just as quickly with the words we use. Which ones are the right ones? Which ones will …
Loneliness in Leadership
In February of 2012, Harvard Business Review featured a story acknowledging that it is lonely being the CEO. The article noted that it’s isolating at the top. Now, if you are at all like me it …
Coming Attractions: Leadership Language
As a leader, am I hanging on to the past or am I grabbing on to the future? This is an important question to consider because it speaks to our …
Sacrificial Leadership
Real leadership often involves sacrifice. And it is the sacrifices of those that have lead the way and who have forged a path to freedom and liberty that we remember …
The Eyes Don’t Lie
I subscribe to a lot of blogs. Most of them are about leadership and topics related to leadership. But I subscribe to some that have nothing to do with leadership …
Leadership Lessons from Gilligan’s Island
If you were stranded on a deserted island… Have your children ever asked you this? I think that they think it is some sort of a riddle. “Daddy what are …