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Expectation Management
One of the challenges common to all leaders, I think, is in the area Expectation Management. I mean we manage resources, we manage time, we manage energy, we do some self-management, we manage people....
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The 5 Principles of Ethical Leadership
I work in two environments – a faith-based graduate institution and in the marketplace. So I help leaders grapple with personal and cultural ethics on a weekly basis. I do this by focusing on 5 core...
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6 Shifts Happening in Your Organization
Your organizational culture is shifting – are you prepared to lead in these new realities? The following video discusses the 6 shifts happening in your organization and how you can engage these...
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Living an Integrated Life
Balance is a myth. Living an integrated life instead creates focus, authenticity and self confidence. Living an Integrated Life – Transcribed Let’s talk about living an...
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The School of Adversity
It’s compulsory education for every person on the planet. You simply must attend the School of Adversity. You need only meet 1 of 2 entrance requirements and you are automatically enrolled. No need to...
View ArticleWielding Power Wisely
Today’s Video is on Wielding Power Wisely. – Transcribed Every leader deals with power. What to do with it, how to wield it, when to use it? It’s a challenge for us frankly depending on what role we...
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Warning: This is Hazardous to Your Leadership!
Warning: This is Hazardous to Your Leadership! This is something every leader must avoid because it will destroy everything you are working for. Warning: This is Hazardous to Your Leadership!...
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Ten Things We’ve Learned About Teams – From the Harris Twins
When Alex and Brett Harris’ book “Do Hard Things” hit the shelves, it was widely received for its practical wisdom and insights, especially addressing the youth culture. But I think adults can learn...
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The Story-telling Leader
The Story-telling Leader – Transcribed Hey I was driving in Dallas, Texas consulting with a team there and I was coming to an intersection and it was absolutely one hundred-percent obvious as I went...
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The Power of Vision: Walking with Buddy the Elf
Dreams and Visions. That is what we are made of. Really. We are. The power of vision starts when we are small, and we want to be a firefighter, or when we build a glorious castle from a life-less...
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Burnout Warning Signs
Some years ago good friend of mine pointed out some signs of erosion or warning signs on the pathway to burn out, pointed them out to me and a number of leaders. It really resonated with me. I actually...
View ArticleLeadership Styles and Leveraging Yours
Bill Hybels in Courageous Leadership lists 10 Leadership Styles he has observed in leaders. Many possess more than one style, but often there is a primary style or a cluster of 2-3 that stand out. As...
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Leadership Friction
I want to talk about leadership friction. I want to talk about leadership friction. Transcribed You know friction like when we rub our hands together on a cold day gives...
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Leadership Transitions – 4 Realities to Navigate
I’d like to talk to you today about leadership transitions. Leadership Transitions – 4 Realities to Navigate - Transcribed I’d like to talk to you today about leadership...
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We’re All in Rehab
We’re All in Rehab (So a little grace goes a long way) Like many of you we’ve had our share of challenges the last few months. To give you perspective, we are sending our...
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Four Marks of Authentic Community
While I’m in the process of teaching a class on what is authentic Christian community and we focus on four marks of authentic community, of that the first is to know and be known. I call this...
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Groups Where Grace is in Place
“It was my first time attending the group meeting, but I have to admit it, it felt more like a job interview. I was thinking, ‘Do these people like me? Do I like them? What if they really knew me?...
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Surrender vs. Submission – We Have a Choice
When we think of Good Friday and Easter we often think of what it means to “give it all” as Jesus did. We talk of surrender and submission to God’s will. But they are not the same thing. In The...
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Leading for the Long Haul
Leading for the Long Haul – Transcribed I want to talk to you today about staying power in leadership or … resiliency. How do we stay healthy while leading for the long haul? Well this is a topic we...
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Leading through Change and Chaos
Leading through Change and Chaos – Graph Detail Referred to in Video Leading through Change and Chaos – Transcribed Hey talking today about the tension leaders face in managing chaos in change....
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