Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category

Do All You Can

So, what happens when you are in the midst of a struggle? You do all you can. You fight for it. This can be said of any struggle really. At least any struggle that truly matters. (Figuring out the difference between important ones and unimportant ones is another matter) When the job is on the [...]

Awareness is Not Enough

One thing I’ve been realizing lately is that awareness by itself is not enough. It is not sufficient to just be aware of a problem. If I am aware that I have cancer and yet do nothing to kill and destroy it, the cancer will still kill me. Only when I take action against the [...]

Who Ministers to the Ministers?

Sad fact: leaders in the church don’t always get fed. Who leads worship leaders into worship? Who preaches to and teaches the pastors and teachers? Who mentors the mentors? Burnout is a very bad thing. But we too often do so much for the sake of the kingdom that we forget to rest and be [...]

Imperfections: Why We Have Teams

Think of a baseball team. 9 guys all playing together. They all have one goal: win the game, be the best team. How do they get there? They practice, they work together. They usually have very good players. But they’re not perfect. They have imperfections. No team is made up of perfect players. That means [...]

HOW TO: Make Your Mistakes

So, here’s one for all of us who tend to act before we think. Sometimes, we make an assumption that is incorrect. Others, we go on ahead without full knowledge. Still others, we just plain do something stupid. Now that you’ve done something, you can’t go back and do it over again. Ok, now what? [...]

Integrity

One thing to always remember, whether you are a buisness person, a musician, an artist, a writer, whatever; be somone of integrity. In this world of growing transparency and information, what you say and do will be seen by someone. Your business will get word-of-mouth reviews by previous customers. If you have treated that customer [...]

Leading Differently

Something I was reminded of today. Attitude reflects leadership. As a leader, your performance affects the rest of your team. If you lead with an iron fist, your followers will mostly obey, but only out of fear. Not a fun environment. If you lead like a servant, your followers are more willing to sacrifice for [...]