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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

Successful Leaders

The 15 Things Successful Leaders Do Every Day

If you've followed this site at all, you know that the topic of leadership is one of my favorites. I've shared my opinion many times that "good leaders are extremely rare." Why? Successful leaders are few and far between because of the HUGE challenge of influencing the behavior of others. And, influencing the behavior of others in a positive, God-honoring, productive way is even more difficult. My love of the … [Read more...]

Leadership And “Systems Thinking”

The Truth About Leadership Behavior And Who To "Blame" When Something Goes Wrong

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...]