COPING WITH CONFLICT

            Dealing with, not ignoring, difficult conflict! It had been a while since I had talked with this pastor. He explained to me that he was under a lot of stress as were the other pastors in this multi-staffed church. “If you were here, we would have let them...

How to Wisely Help Your Team Learn

One of the main responsibilities of a leader is to develop more leaders, not simply to acquire more followers. A chunk of the leader’s time should be invested in leading, developing and caring (LDC)  for current and potential leaders. Eric Geiger shares some...

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

I’m reminded of the boy in grammar school who was asked to name two days in the week that begin with the letter T. He replied, “today and tomorrow.”  I have been thinking lately about living today, not tomorrow or yesterday.  It has occured to me...

Trust or Bust

I think that the worst thing a leader can hear is “I don’t trust you.” When you’ve lost trust with those looking to you for leadership, it can be downhill from there and it may take take lots of time and effort to regain that trust. Author...