FIVE DEADLY THOUGHTS OF LEADERS

Watch out for “Stinking Thinking” You have probably heard it said that what you do flows from how you’re feeling and how you’re feeling flows from how you’re thinking. It all starts with what’s “buzzing in your beanie,” as it were.  That’s why we are...

THREE WAYS JESUS DISCIPLED

Discipleship and discipling others is an ongoing topic of discussion in many local churches. We toss the words around, but do we really grasp  what we mean and do we really get what Jesus and the New Testament teach on the subject? Brad Jenkins does a great job of...

TWO ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF LEADERSHIP

Under “Leadership From the Heart” at the top of this web site is Psalm 78:72 which is my favorite verse on leadership: “With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hands.” ESV It speaks of two essential aspects of...

Speech Therapy to Say No

For years I have said two things to people I coach and work with: Say yes to less Say no to a lot of things so you can say yes to a few things Through the years, I’ve come to believe that lots of leaders struggle with saying no to people and opportunities. In...

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK

I readily give John Maxwell credit for the title of this blog.  I believe it with all my heart.  The day of the Lone Ranger doing the job all by himself is over.  The independent-wip-the-town-into-shape-by-yourself reputation of Clint Eastwood and John Wayne is...