Leaders who excel seek to add new insights to their leadership toolbox and neuroscience insight should be in every leader’s toolbox.
Great teams feel valued by those who lead them.
Without trust, leadership suffers. However, when a staff, customers or congregation trust their leaders, good things happen.
The next time you schedule a leadership meeting, try using these simple techniques to increase attention and thus improve learning.
I’ve been in vocational ministry for more than 38 years, and if only I knew then what I know now.
It’s easy to neglect such vital conversations for several reasons: fear, they’ve gone sour in the past, we don’t know how, etc. But to lead well, we must not avoid those talks.
Check your perspective and learn from this leadership fable, Through Colored Glasses, by Tom Harper, to become a more effective leader.
Discouragement is a universal experience for leaders. However, Nehemiah's response gives us hope.
When a leader leads as an anxious leader, he stifles his leadership effectiveness. So, what might indicate that you are an anxious leader?
Every church has 'em. The Chronic Critic...the person(s) who simply can't be pleased.
How do you handle communication overload?
When I reflect on my relationship with my dogs, here are five things I learned from them.
Leaders would like to think that they lead without bias. However, that’s easier said than done.
Unfortunately, just as we can't avoid death and taxes, we can't avoid how aging affects our brains.
These skills will make you a better leader (and a better person).
How does your team handle obstacles? Do they look to you as the go-to person to solve problems?
Nobody likes to talk to others who monopolize conversations and drone on about themselves.
Great leaders recognize that great leadership demands great thinking.
Consider these thoughts on the 'measure up mentality' in ministry.
We need feedback, and how we respond determines how well the feedback helps us.
