How does your prayer life affect your leadership? Have you given this much thought? Leading cannot and should not be done without a lot of prayer! I was having a conversation with a friend the other day when I articulated my leadership approach related to prayer. I told him that each morning while I’m driving to work, I talk to God about how I would like Him to use me that day. “God, help me to do what you want … [Read more...]
Decisions Based On Data
The "If It's Not Broken, Don't Fix It" Method Of Deciding What Needs "Fixing"
I'm sure you've heard the expression, "If it's not broken, don't fix it." This has been one of my fundamental guidelines for almost as long as I've been a leader. I've seen it so many times. Leaders get bored and think they need to "meddle" in something that doesn't need attention. Based on a "feeling" or "intuition," they focus on something just fine as is. Or, worse yet, a leader who thinks "the problem" is this … [Read more...]
“What We Do” Leadership
It's Not What We "Say" That Influences People, It's What We "Do"
I remember a Michael Hyatt post a while back that told the story of 46 penguins at the San Francisco Zoo and how six new penguins from Ohio impacted them. I'm not sure the post is still there, but it was basically about how the six new penguins "influenced" the other 46 by doing nothing but behaving differently. They didn't stand up in front of the room and "cast vision." They didn't go around and talk to … [Read more...]
Complacency
Don't Create "False Urgency" When Trying To Address Complacency
I recently reread the book A Sense of Urgency by John Kotter. Good read! I'm a frustrated reader most of the time. I pick up a book with a good title or maybe by an author I like, only to find out after I've invested some time that it's the same old stuff written differently by someone different. That is not the case this time. I like how Kotter addresses the issue of "false urgency." When leaders are … [Read more...]
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