Mastering priorities: choosing what’s important over what’s urgent
Faced with a choice between something that is urgent and something that is important, you're likely to do the urgent one.
Trusting your team during vacations
Taking time to unplug during vacations is vital for the success of yourself and your team.
The three calendars of a leader
Time is one of the most important resources leaders have, and using it effectively can maximize their results.
What every project needs
Take your best next steps in the right order. Plan your work and work your plan.
7 questions every volunteer asks but never says out loud
So you'd love to see more volunteers serve in your church or organization. Who wouldn't? And yet when it comes to volunteers, a surprising number of leaders struggle.
Embracing servant leadership
Let's delve into the essence of servant leadership through the acrostic: Serve, Empower, Relationship Building, Vision, and Empathy
3 lessons for balancing personal and ministry life
If our Master was not bothered when his disciples came looking, then we should likewise designate time to relax, even when the phone is ringing, and pressure is building.
5 ways to minimize decision fatigue
You have a lot of choices. You also have a lot of decisions. How will you make the wisest decisions?
You can’t work through exhaustion
When you’re exhausted, depleted, or burned out, what will you do? Work more or take a rest?
How to know whether you’re trusting God … or just being stupid
One of the most perplexing questions a Christian and, to be sure, a Christian leader will face when it comes to risk is this: Am I trusting God, or am I simply being foolish? The question isn’t as dumb as it seems.
Book review: Seneca
Seneca represents some of the best of Stoicism. As a major philosophical movement in history, it is certainly appropriate to read what he had to say.
Deciding what’s next: a guide to choosing when all options seem goood
What should you do when faced with two seemingly strong paths? Sometimes, a fast, good decision is superior to a slow, perfect decision.
The Spirit of God in the workplace
Do you think God is interested in your Monday-through-Friday work?
Burnout self-care for the church communicator
You can start right now to do burnout self-care. Start small and create micro-habits that lead to a better you.
Sleep: The secret leadership weapon no one’s talking about
Sleep is the secret leadership weapon no one’s talking about. So let's talk about it.
4 tips for managing your time
Many leaders have so many plates spinning that there’s no time to relax. It’s constant go, go, go. What if there was a better way? What if you could better manage your time so you had more time to do things only you can do?
Harnessing the powerful force of focus
I find one of my most frustrating attributes is how easily distractable I am. In trying to multi-task, I can compromise my effectiveness and run the risk of doing multiple things badly.
6 steps to increase your follow-through
Are you following through? If so, good for you! That places you within a very small club of people who make “it” happen. To stay in it this far, you probably (knowingly or not) did certain things differently than those who haven’t followed through.
Unlocking productivity: The 3 principles that changed a leader’s life and business
Most leaders struggle with getting it all done. Here are three principles that I find to be enormously helpful.
4 indicators it’s time to lead with speed
Knowing the pace at which you take action as a leader is often as important as the action itself.
