The voice on the phone said, "We'd like you to work with Bill. He's one of our supervisors. He has problems working well with other people."
What is your tendency in conflict?
Whether at home or in business, conflict is unavoidable.
Waiting enlarges the space in our lives only God can fill. It stimulates hunger and thirst nothing but God can satisfy.
Perhaps you've even heard people talking about things they don't like about the church you serve, but no one connects the symptoms to the underlying causes.
In today's turbulent times, leaders are being called upon to lead with more courage than ever before. But how can you lead courageously, when you're just not feeling particularly brave?
Good leaders recognize that the majority of the conflicts in their organization can be prevented or resolved by employing these six practices.
Leaders should not cut off their critics, but should actually stay connected to them in a calm way.
With intentional, consistent effort, you can cultivate in your team healthier habits and behaviors that, over time, catch on, spread, and lead to a thriving team dynamic.
At the end of the day, leadership is all about making decisions. But before you can make the call you need clarity on whose call it is to make.
Brittany Rust shares the biblical model for addressing sin and conflict on your team. (This is a snippet from Brittany's online leadership course for women, Leading and Loving From the Woman's Heart, found at brittanyrust.com.)
Many of us have formed our views about women and leadership by osmosis. We've simply absorbed the beliefs of denominations, our leaders, our parents, and our mentors without asking the questions and studying the issue for ourselves about what makes a leader and who is eligible to lead.
When I get in a funk, something that helps me snap out of it is to analyze why I'm down. It's beneficial to define reality and identify the source. I determined three issues were negatively impacting me.
Most leaders fear change not because they're afraid of change, but because they're afraid it's going to backfire. The truth about change is that it's more mysterious than it needs to be.
After Facebook removed my biblical post, I have to wonder.
My guess is deep down, you wish your church, organization or company were more united. And while leadership has always been hard, this particular moment makes it harder than ever.
Why am I here? Am I really the right person for this job? Why am I so busy, so stressed, so tired?
I want to help Christians engage an outraged world with discernment and wisdom, seeing the world as the mission field to which God has called us.
2020 is a great year to evaluate what it means to lead, especially during a crisis.
Once this ingredient is present, you can use these tips to maintain and maximize it.
