Steering clear of mortgage pitfalls: vital insights for pastors and church leaders
The choice of a church to take on mortgage debt is one decision fraught with potential consequences.
7 essentials to scale your visionary summit
Leaders, you have to learn new disciplines to lead your team to new heights. In my experience climbing the mountain and working with leaders at organizations of all sizes, I can share seven key disciplines leaders must embrace to lead others to their vision.
3 words that have helped organizations change for better and for worse
Unfreeze, change and refreeze. These three words have helped many organizations change.
The art of letting go
Decisions about ‘letting go’ are often the most difficult ones that I have with my clients. They often struggle with letting go of distracting, unproductive, or damaging cultural or professional practices, team members, goals and dreams, or investments of some kind.
Finding perspective as a leader: “Get on the balcony”
Effective leaders must be capable of moving to the balcony’s vantage point, to see the patterns and dynamics that are not as apparent amidst the action. This perspective allows you to make more informed decisions and see the bigger picture.
Bridge the gap between your vision and reality
Feeling the gap between your vision and reality? Do this. Here's some wisdom for your work from Joseph.
Strong leaders leave a legacy
In a recent podcast interview with Chick-fil-A’s Trudy Cathy White, she told me about the importance of leaving a legacy.
Adaptability is essential
What characteristics are most valuable for a leader? Scores of leadership books offer lists with the 5 or 7 or 10 (but never 11 or 13) attributes that successful leaders must develop. How often have you seen “adaptability’ on one of these lists? Not often enough.
Strong leaders focus on mission
Staying focused on a well-crafted mission enables your ministry to strategically allocate resources and efforts towards maximizing your impact.
4 parts to defining your core values
The Values Grid helps you define how you work together. More than just a list of five core values, the Values Grid pushes you and your team to consider the values that really guide how you work, and then expands upon those values by providing three additional core elements that bring your values to life.
Do you need God to approve your plans?
Here’s what I’m learning: So long as our decisions are not out of line with God’s Word, I don’t know that God particularly cares about the specific decisions we make. I think He cares deeply about what’s going on in our hearts as we make our decisions, but not the decisions themselves.
Why the steps to success are uneven
Leaders tend to mythologize growth. Most really want it. A few don’t. Very few understand it.
Proclaiming the excellencies of God at work
Whether you’re an architect, an entrepreneur, a pastor, or a marketer, achieving mastery of your craft is hard. Really hard. But is it worth it?
4 strategies for navigating change and uncertainty
Let’s get you prepared for change and uncertainty. Let’s help you understand what you can do to navigate the changes you will face. Never fear; you can always improve your capacity to navigate change. All it takes is a little work on your part. Study the strategies below, and the uncertainty you face as a leader will be easier to get through.
Combining these two components creates an unstoppable leadership one-two punch
Here's how passion and discipline combine to create an unstoppable leadership one-two punch.
How to lead those who don’t like change
The changes a leader brings about in an organization ensure that when life moves on, it doesn’t move past you and the people you lead. So how you do address opponents and dissenters who argue that the changes you’re making have ensured “it will never be the same again”? Here are five things that have helped me lead change:
Would you rather have grit or giftedness?
You may possess exceptional talent, gifts and ability, but without grit, others less talented and with less ability will pass you by.
Leading for transformation
Part of being a believer is changing from what we are to what Christ desires for us. Lasting outward change comes from genuine inward change. The reason this is important for leaders to understand is God has not just called us to lead a church or organization, but to lead people—his people.
The importance of innovation and 10 strategies to promote it
Here's why innovation is important for your organization and what you can do to promote this type of culture.
5 things to quit to become more successful
Quitting isn’t bad. It’s needed. You may be wondering what you need to quit. Here are five ideas to get you started.
