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.
Book review: Living Fearless, by Jamie Winship
Richard Blackaby reviews Jamie Winship's book, Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the liberating Truth of God.
Is fairness really the issue?
Some give gifts because they want something in return. Others give because they have already received more than they could have asked for, more than they could have expected or hoped for.
4 reasons from neuroscience to not be a moody leader
Here's how neuroscience informs us about the downsides of moody leaders.
Here’s why you need to learn business math
As a leader, you need to be numerically literate. You need to provide financial leadership. Even if you aren’t a numbers person.
Don’t let exhaustion cause you to resign too soon
I share this letter for anyone who, like I was and who might be going through a rough patch in your life, and who might need to find the hope and endurance needed to “keep on keeping on.”
Effortless: Struggle and security
The best that insecure leaders can hope for is fruit proportional to their effort. They can struggle and toil and perhaps see some fruit for their labors. But at what personal and relational cost?
How to clean up your priorities
We all struggle with this at one point in our lives. God has laid out a pretty clear line for what those priorities should look like. He wants to be first because if He's first in our lives, everything else seems to fall into place. What's that look like?
Building credibility and excellence
Excellence in your work is the quality of doing things the way Christ would do them. The natural outcome of striving for excellence in all you do is the building of credibility among your coworkers. From this platform of credibility you can deliver the eternal message of Christ.
Weekly Strength 1.3: God in the Day-to-Day — Discipline
What did Jesus say when he attracted a large crowd? He said things that drove most of the people away. Why? Jesus didn’t want fans; he wanted followers. And being a real follower is tough. It takes discipline. Host Chris Bolinger presents a famous example of the value of discipline and explains why discipline in your life is even more important.
Earning relational authority in peer to peer leadership
How do you lead or influence your co-workers when you lack direct authority over them?
How does your to-do list match up with God’s?
In short, any work done “in the Lord'' (see 1 Corinthians 15:58). Any work done for his glory rather than our own. Because unless the things on our to-do lists are on God’s to-do list, they will eventually amount to nothing.
Leadership has always been messy!
Leadership can’t fully be taught in a classroom. Many leadership lessons must be learned on the field, and that process is often messy.
How to lead boldly when replacing a respected leader
How do you honor a predecessor’s legacy while leading boldly?
Effortless: Strive and surrender
I believe that Christian leaders can live with impact beyond their human effort because of the power of God working in and through them. When their focus is on glorifying God, Christian leaders can experience exponential fruit.
3 lessons I learned about myself when sharing my faith
I have been amazed in each of these 30-day periods how the doors to evangelism have opened widely. It’s basic. God is answering my prayers.
How to handle transitions on your team
When a transition of first chair leaders takes place, the rest of the team knows that the game will change, but they’re uncertain what the new rules will be. Leadership transitions can be particularly difficult for second chair leaders as they try to understand and adapt to these new rules.
Examining a tale of two leaders
There are many churches out there with pastors coming in and out. Some foster a culture of life and create an encouraging environment. However, there are at times pastors who create a toxic suppression team which diminishes the effectiveness of the whole church.
Empathy & research proves the higher you advance in authority, the less you have
As a trainer of leaders I’ve noticed that the more success and authority the leader attains the less empathetic they may show to those who work under them.
48. Working with different and difficult personalities (Guest: Rodney Cox)
Rodney Cox, president at Ministry Insights International, is interviewed by Miranda Carls about navigating relationships at home and at work. Rodney has written and spoken extensively on the strengths movement as it relates to leadership and teams.
