Reading a post by Dr. Steve Brown at ArrowLeadership.org on "balance" a while back prompted me to consider (again) the topic myself. It's been a while. Having been a senior leader for many years, the topic has come up from time to time, and I consider myself somewhat responsible for helping staff, lay leaders, etc., wrestle with and otherwise do their best to maintain balance in their lives. In his post, Goodbye … [Read more...]
Your “True North”
First Things First ... An Excellent "Time Management" Method
I've read a bunch of time management books over the years. I even took a class on time management way back when. By far and away, though, the best time management book I've ever read is First Things First by Stephen R. Covey. One of the many men's Bible study groups I led over the years discussed BIG decisions one morning, including a little sharing about all the "leadership books" we had read. I remember sharing … [Read more...]