Every leader has both buckets. Good leaders know when to use the right bucket.
How did Jesus implement essential leadership skills of team building? Servant leadership is not only about building ourselves up, but building others too.
Are you really leading, or just taking a walk? Losing touch with your people is a huge leadership landmine.
We leaders often enjoy the affirmation and adulation of others as we express our ideas, provide direction, and set future courses. Sometimes we enjoy it too much.
Do you think you pray enough? I’ve met a few pastors who do, but most say, “I should pray more…”
I’ve discovered a principle in the Bible, in business, and even in my own life that has me convinced there is a pattern to be observed.
We’ve all felt the fear that someone will take advantage of us if we get carried away with this idea of servanthood.
Allen Hamlin Jr’s book Embracing Followership: How to Thrive in a Leader-Centric Culture is a fascinating look at the unique nature of followership and its relation to leadership.
Everyone has a philosophy of leadership. They may or may not have thought about it, but it drives how they make decisions and how they lead.
Are you in the habit of tackling life at a frenetic pace? You may want to rethink that.
We may not be the next Billy Graham, but we ought to be an authentic version of the person God has always intended for us to be.
What does humility look like as you lead? Is it different today than it was when you first began?
When you are in your worship services next Sunday, look at the people around you. Do they all look like you?
The better you serve the more God raises you up to leadership.
Profitability, operations performance, quality output, schedule fidelity and employee morale were all well below what a high-performing organization would be delivering. Our problems were not uncommon, yet our stakes were higher than most.
No matter how many theories you study or how many clubs you led in high school, if your leadership is about you, you will not be an effective leader.
By choosing to model joy, I hope my colleagues can see ‘work’ and ‘vocation’ as synonyms for joy.
How would you describe your leadership? What is your ministry or organization about?
Even though this new year is quickly slipping into history, it is not too late to see a new opportunity to embrace new attitudes and renewed efforts in church leadership.
Christian leaders, businesspersons and would-be authors could learn a great deal about reaching an audience from this approach.
