In recent posts I've been talking about the importance of employee and volunteer engagement. Billions of dollars are lost annually because of disengaged employees who have zero emotional buy-in or passion for their work. Yet what's amazing is that disengagement is...
I quit, but forgot to tell you. That's the title of Lee Colan's second chapter in his book, Engaging the Hearts and Minds of all Your Employees. Colan says: As a leader, the challenge is that an employee departure is only the most visible and final phase of...
Business management guru Peter Drucker once observed that leaders must treat their employees like volunteers. Leading volunteers is the true test of your leadership because you do not have a paycheck to use as a leverage point. At anytime, volunteers can walk out the...
In their book, The Laws of Lifetime Growth, Dan Sullivan and Catherine Nomura outline ten laws that dramatically shape personal growth. One of those laws states: Always Make Your Questions Bigger Than Your Answers. Sullivan and Nomura write: Questions are essential...
Have you ever wondered for sure whether or not you possess a certain spiritual gift? A good first step is to take a spiritual gifts assessment (www.assessme.org might be a good place to start). However, after you take an assessment, you may still question your...
To Lead from your strengths requires clear self-awareness. In other words, you must be aware of how God has uniquely wired you before you can most accurately pursue the right roles to serve in. Here's seven questions to help you take that step: 1. What are my natural...
In his book, Strengthsfinder 2.0, Tom Rath observes that the best use of your time is to invest in your dominant talents by adding skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. He then presents the following equation to multiply raw talent: TALENT x INVESTMENT =...
Playing to your strengths is much more than a neat idea. It impacts you and the organization you work with. Research by the Gallup organization of two million people has revealed that there are 34 primary talent themes. You can read about them in Strengthsfinder 2.0...
It is no secret that integrity is essential to leadership. Without integrity, leaders and the organizations they lead often collapse. Integrity implies being whole or complete. When a person lacks integrity in character, it means they have gaps or holes between what...