There's nothing new about the importance of clearly articulating your mission as an organization. And most churches, companies, and organization's capture that mission in a "mission statement." But what makes a mission statement memorable is often simplicity and...
Leading change is one of the true tests of leadership. Harvard Business professor, John Kotter, is perhaps one of the best thinkers in this area and presents a great process for creating change in his classic book, Leading Change. Kotter's 8-stage process includes:...
Have you noticed that some people lead a proactive life directed by purpose and vision? Even though they face difficulties, hardships, and sometimes poor or marginal results, they've learned the value of being proactive. Psychologist and author of The One-Life...
In my last three posts I shared three keys, from the life of Moses, God uses to make a leader: Leaders are made through brokenness before experiencing breakthrough Leaders are made in private before recognized in public Leaders are made through faithfulness in the...
In my last two posts I shared two of four keys, from the life of Moses, that God uses to make a leader: Leaders are made through brokenness before experiencing breakthrough Leaders are made in private before recognized in public Each of these play an important role in...
In my last post, I shared the first lesson from the life of Moses on how God makes a leader: Leaders are Made Through Brokenness Before Experiencing Breakthrough. Today I want to share the second key God uses in his leadership development process: Leaders are Made in...
The life of Moses is a fascinating study in leadership. I've often referred to his story, found in Exodus 2, 3, and 4 and Acts 7, as the process God uses to develop a leader. In the next four posts, I want to share four keys God used to make Moses into a leader and...
If you've ever had the opportunity to intern with a church or organization, you understand that many internships are heavy on the grunt work and light on the growth work. So if you have an intern working with you, or you hope to find an intern soon, let me challenge...
In this series we've explored two ingredients to effective delegation. The first ingredient is Priority Assessment. Before you delegate responsibility, you must first know what you can't delegate. The second ingredient is Team Empowerment. Team empowerment is all...