As a consultant, I have watched many leaders, including pastors, head slowly but surely towards a crash taking their organization along with them. And the scariest part is they do not even know it’s happening.
Read more7 Ways to Focus Better [On What's Most Important]
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Focus is hard work. There are an ever-growing number of things competing for our attention that can distract us from focusing. So how do you learn to focus better on what's most important? Here are seven of the best ways that we have found.
Read moreHate Your Job? Read This Before Quitting
Sometimes a change in jobs can provide new experiences and opportunities, but quitting your job can also be a sign of something going on in you… something not so noble or healthy. Before you quit, ask yourself these questions.
Read more7 [More] Leadership Quotes Worth Knowing
In an age that is flooded with too much information, here are just seven leadership quotes that are worth your thoughts and time.
Read more5 Characteristics of Leaders with GRIT
Here are 5 characteristics of a Gritty leader. How Gritty are you?
Read moreThe Poison of Hate vs. the Power of Forgiveness
I wonder how many of us would stand with our “enemies” forty or fifty years later and forget about the attacks, critiques, and blame and would instead shake hands and say, “I’m glad we are both still alive.”
Read more7 Leadership Quotes worth Knowing
If you google “leadership quote,” you will receive millions of results, which can be overwhelming. Here are seven of the top leadership quotes that I believe are worth knowing, quoting, and living out.
Read more10 Lies Leaders Believe
It's easy to get caught up in the power of a leadership position. But it's important to maintain a truthful view of yourself and to not become inflated. Look out for these 10 lies that leaders often believe.
Read more5 Resources to Stretch Your Leadership Thinking
Leaders are learners. Here are five resources that will help stretch your leadership thinking!
Read moreTop 7 Ways to Invest in a Younger Leader
I had many people invest in me when I was a young leader, but one person in particular had the greatest influence in shaping who I am even to this day. Here are 7 practical ways he invested in me which you can use to invest in the younger leaders in your life!
Read moreLeadership Skills: Becoming a High EQ Leader - One Trait at a Time
Becoming an emotionally intelligent leader takes a lot of hard work over time. EQ skills are best developed by focusing on one or two at a time and practicing them until they start to come naturally.
Read moreThe “Perfect” Leader
Isn’t so perfect after all. Those who lead well are gifted, yet broken. What do a corporate CEO, pastor, social worker, police officer, and medical doctor all have in common? Certainly not their salary! Each of them has the opportunity to influence others for good… or for bad.
Read moreHow to Tell When Your Greatest Strength Crosses the Line
For most people, navigating leadership is much like walking a tightrope. Obviously, negotiating between these fine lines is no easy task, even for the most seasoned veterans of the workforce.
Read moreLeadership Skills: How Much Should You Trust Others?
In today’s organizations, a variety of buzz words and themes are circulating such as: teamwork, vision casting, mentoring, change management, and empowerment. Each of these roles and related tasks are dependent upon trust. With a low trust culture, it will be difficult or impossible to successfully accomplish any one of these, since each is heavily dependent upon trust and trustworthiness.
Read moreLeadership Skills: Reading the Behaviors on Your Team
In managing a team, it's important that you build good team leadership skills, and one ways to do that is to learn to read the behaviors of your team members. Humans are very complex! Commingling emotion, personality, temperament, intellect, and the motivations of the heart can make understanding what someone really wants hard to decipher. Having finely honed emotional intelligence (EQ) skills allows a leader to read the source of frustration in others and give them what they actually need in order to once again be happily engaged and productive. The following examples show how leaders can help ease tension by paying close attention to how their employees are acting.
Read moreWarning Signs that You Are Not Delegating
7 Actions of Leaders with High EQ
Leaders who consistently display emotional maturity are more likely to have a high performing and loyal team following them. But being an emotionally intelligent (EQ) leader takes a lot of hard work over time. EQ skills are best developed by focusing on one or two at a time and practicing them until they start to come naturally.
Read moreHow to Boost Your Team's Performance
Researchers in behavioral neuroscience have made some stunning discoveries about how our brain cells actually create a chemical connection with others. This is measurably true between leaders and their followers. Simply stated, a leader’s mood drives the mood of the team. Leaders who consistently manifest emotional maturity (high emotional intelligence) will likely have a high performing and loyal team following them.
Read more7 Steps to Getting your Leadership Back on Track
Most people don’t like to think about their shortcomings. However, none of us are perfect. Here we have identified the top 14 bad behaviors that harm a leader’s effectiveness and influence. Do you see traces of any of these in your life?
Read moreHow Healthy is Your Board?
When you go to the doctor or the emergency room, one of the first things they do is take your vital signs. These signs are called “vital” for a reason. When any one of the vital signs, like blood pressure or temperature, is far out of the acceptable range, you know you have a problem that needs to be dealt with. The same is true for boards; you need to regularly check the vital signs. The following lists include vital signs related to healthy and unhealthy boards.
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