THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I EVER MADE!

In my second book, “Mistakes Leaders Make,”  I state matter-of-fact that I have either made, or observed, most of these ten mistakes in ministry contexts in which I have served.  I, as you can imagine, would encourage you to buy, read, and apply the content of...

WHAT MAKES A LEADER SAFE OR UNSAFE?

I usually don’t like meetings. They score at the top of the list of “time-wasters” for leaders with a bias for action. But one meeting stands out in my mind. I am still feeling the impact of what I learned. Safe or unsafe leader. Which are you? A...

Creating An Empowering Pathway

My wife Susan and I liked the move, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” There’s a place in the movie where Butch (Paul Newman)  shares an idea (of which he always has plenty.) The Sundance Kid (Robert Redford)  then says to Butch, “Keep thinking. Butch, that’s...

Ways to Build Resilient Teams

We are hearing more and more about getting important things done through excellent team-work. It’s definitely true that team-work makes the dream work. Having said that, it’s also true that even good teams hit roadblocks and setbacks they need to overcome....