RELATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Faith

  • ON TAKING RISKS

    Part of leadership is taking risks. When the clock is winding down, you gotta take the shot.  Remember, you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. A couple of attitudes why people find it hard to take the risk… 1. “We’ve tried that before and it didn’t work.” Maybe it was wrong timing?  How… Continue reading

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  • ON BUILDING TEAMS

    A fantastic insight on building teams… “…when leaders do recruit for strength, they all too often pick people who act, think, or behave like themselves, albeit unintentionally in most cases.  It’s an age-old dilemma.  How is a company supposed to grow, adapt, and change if a domineering CEO continues to pick people who agree with… Continue reading

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  • I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM… OR HER…

    Strengths Based Leadership is an awesome book. It validates my hunch that while I’d like to become like the leaders I look up to, the truth is, I can’t. Why? I’m not them… and they’re not me. I’ve fallen into this trap over and over and over and over again. I’d like to be like… Continue reading

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  • DOES IT EVEN MATTER?

    Theology matters. Check out Joshua Harris’ new book, Dug Down Deeper. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8788549&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Continue reading

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  • MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS

    Part of leadership is making the call.  Decision making is inevitable.  When you don’t make decisions, there are repercussions.  Making a calculated risk is better than not making any.  You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Here are a few things I try to do when I’m faced with a decision: 1. Ask… Continue reading

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