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...]
They Is We
The 5th Leadership Fundamental
The older I get, the more I realize the number of pet peeves I have. For the most part, they are pretty useless; they don’t really do anyone any good. They just bother me and nobody really knows anything about them. Here’s one, though, that I think has some merit … I really hate it when a member of management refers to “management” as “they.” I remember when I first went to work for Comcast. I was leading a … [Read more...]
Are We Making Disciples?
"The Christian Church Isn't Making Disciples" ... Are You Kidding Me?
I don't often spend my blogging energy "ranting" about this or that. But, it seems, lately, that we as Christian Church leaders are getting a "bad wrap." To say that the Christian Church isn't "making disciples" or is planting churches that don't "develop leaders" right from the start is just not accurate. There ... now I've said it. All you have to do is look around. This notion that we're not doing things … [Read more...]
Lead From The Front
The 6th Leadership Fundamental
Have you ever seen the movie Braveheart? Mel Gibson's character William Wallace is an excellent example of what I'm talking about. He was "out in front" of the army of men he assembled to fight for freedom. The men were willing to risk their lives partly, at least, because Wallace was willing to risk his. He didn't hang back and expect his men to do the "dirty work." He was willing to do the dirty work himself. He … [Read more...]
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