How to lead meetings people want to attend

If I’m running a meeting, I set it up so it generates value. If I’m invited to a meeting, I won’t continue meeting with people if there isn’t value.

7 tips for leveling up your team

Something I've noticed about my best clients is that they are fast learners.

The absolute best way to build your leaders and team

As you grow in these five areas, you'll find that the people around you will start to grow as well.

The power of a 360-degree review

The 360-degree review isn’t a silver bullet but it does have tremendous advantages for professional development and growth.

11 tips for getting the best ideas from your team

Organizations rise and fall based upon the quality of their ideas.

5 ways to build a leadership culture without breaking the budget

Today I want to give you five ways to develop your team and five things you can do this week to get started.

Here's what to consider when making leadership decisions

Today, I want to look at a few things to consider when making leadership decisions. This will help you become a more aware leader.

Numbers do matter

We are in a historical cycle in the evangelical world where the mood is to disparage counting, attendance, and other numerical metrics.

4 tips for giving clear feedback to creatives

Giving feedback to creative people can be a murky experience.

10 commandments for building magnetic relationships with employees

Are you still making team decisions? This is why they're doomed to fail

The idea that there is such thing as a "team decision" is one of the biggest myths in leadership.

Building group culture

Not all ideal cultures look the same, but they have the same ingredients.

How your church can start and benefit from a thriving internship program

Internships are great ways to find and develop your future staff.

7 steps to protect your culture while you grow

Every company builds its own culture. But very few do so intentionally.

5 neuroscience techniques that improve brainstorming

The next time you lead a staff brainstorming session include a few of these five ingredients in your meeting and see what happens.

How to create a culture of accountability

Many leaders struggle with building cultures of accountability. As a result, they spend an enormous amount of time, energy, and resources chasing after their tails.

5 phrases you might be using to kill your leadership credibility

If you've been finding that your leadership has not been as sharp lately, it could be that your team is not responding to your leadership. And the culprit might be found in your credibility.

The 7 critical ingredients of effective executive communication

Think of the main messages you need to communicate over this next week, month or season of your organizational life. Take 15-20 minutes to think through the questions I've asked here.

5 actions for better team members

Your team members are the lifeblood of your organization.

Transitioning staff well

Staffing turnover dramatically increased during the global pandemic, and organizations need to become better at transitioning staff well.