I remember reading about Frank Blake when he was Home Depot's CEO. He routinely visited Home Depot stores around the country. I liked how he dealt with and addressed the problems he would encounter during his visits. His style and methods reminded me of something I still believe is a key to good leadership. Frank Blake is obviously a "systems thinker," and he led like a systems thinker. It's one thing to … [Read more...]
Infrastructure And Leadership
Believing That Lack Of Solid Infrastructure Is A Leadership Issue
Truly good leadership is hard to find. Many people in leadership positions (it has been my experience) shouldn't be. It's sad but true. So, when an organization is fortunate enough to have solid leadership, leveraging it is HUGE. It's all about scalability! How can an organization leverage its leadership? Its knowledge? There are only so many leadership people to go around, and good leaders are extremely difficult … [Read more...]
Leadership And Confrontation
Four Reasons Good Leadership Includes Occasional Confrontation
I've often said that leadership is easy as long as everyone does what they're supposed to do and nothing goes wrong. A piece of cake, right? Most of us don't like confrontation. Therefore, the easiest thing to do is ignore issues rather than address them. As leaders, though, it's our responsibility to confront the problems. Here are a few reasons why: Overall Success - The organization's success depends on … [Read more...]
Do You Have The Authority?
Success Is Difficult Without The Needed Authority
The first part of taking on a new role as a church's executive pastor is evaluating the existing organizational structure. Why? Responsibility and authority, that's why. And it begins with your authority as the executive pastor. Having worked with many new executive pastors transitioning into the role, I always have one major recommendation. Make sure the lead pastor is putting you in the position. What do I … [Read more...]
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