Building relationships with my co-workers
How do we make disciples of every coworker, customer and vendor? To make a disciple requires a relationship.
5 skills you will want for your team
I believe our teams are better and our cultures are healthier when both men and women are at the leadership table confidently bringing their respective perspectives, gifts, and strengths to the whole organization.
How to lead meetings people want to attend
If I’m running a meeting, I set it up so it generates value. If I’m invited to a meeting, I won’t continue meeting with people if there isn’t value.
7 tips for leveling up your team
Something I've noticed about my best clients is that they are fast learners.
The absolute best way to build your leaders and team
As you grow in these five areas, you'll find that the people around you will start to grow as well.
The power of a 360-degree review
The 360-degree review isn’t a silver bullet but it does have tremendous advantages for professional development and growth.
11 tips for getting the best ideas from your team
Organizations rise and fall based upon the quality of their ideas.
5 ways to build a leadership culture without breaking the budget
Today I want to give you five ways to develop your team and five things you can do this week to get started.
Here’s what to consider when making leadership decisions
Today, I want to look at a few things to consider when making leadership decisions. This will help you become a more aware leader.
Numbers do matter
We are in a historical cycle in the evangelical world where the mood is to disparage counting, attendance, and other numerical metrics.
4 tips for giving clear feedback to creatives
Giving feedback to creative people can be a murky experience.
10 commandments for building magnetic relationships with employees
Many employers are finding it harder than ever to fully staff up. However, while some organizations struggle to find 'warm body' hires, others have retained high-performing teams through all of the turmoil and uncertainty of this last year. To attract and retain the best people, you need to do two things. First, build a magnetic culture. Second, become a magnetic manager and leader. The magnetic managers and leaders aren't necessarily charismatic or the life of the party. But they attract and retain great people. They know how to build and keep productive relationships. Here are the 10 Commandments to become [...]
Are you still making team decisions? This is why they’re doomed to fail
The idea that there is such thing as a "team decision" is one of the biggest myths in leadership.
Building group culture
Not all ideal cultures look the same, but they have the same ingredients.
How your church can start and benefit from a thriving internship program
Internships are great ways to find and develop your future staff.
7 steps to protect your culture while you grow
Every company builds its own culture. But very few do so intentionally.
5 neuroscience techniques that improve brainstorming
The next time you lead a staff brainstorming session include a few of these five ingredients in your meeting and see what happens.
How to create a culture of accountability
Many leaders struggle with building cultures of accountability. As a result, they spend an enormous amount of time, energy, and resources chasing after their tails.
5 phrases you might be using to kill your leadership credibility
If you've been finding that your leadership has not been as sharp lately, it could be that your team is not responding to your leadership. And the culprit might be found in your credibility.
The 7 critical ingredients of effective executive communication
Think of the main messages you need to communicate over this next week, month or season of your organizational life. Take 15-20 minutes to think through the questions I've asked here.
