Category: Leadership

At a church I worked at years ago I had someone on my paid staff I just couldn't connect with. To top it off they weren't very good at their job so I had to spend extra time with them to get them up to par. I had extra meetings with them. Wrote them detailed … Continue reading Why People Tune You Out

I don't have a formal evaluation process for my staff. At one church I worked at we had a 5 page one we had to fill out on everyone a couple of times a year. It was exhausting and kinda burned me out on the whole formal process thing. What I do in place of … Continue reading Why Formal Staff Evaluations Are a Waste of Time

I was so nervous the first time I took my driving test. I thought about all the things that could go wrong. Because of that just about all of them did. The second time I took it I had the polar opposite attitude. I practiced so much I thought there was no way I could … Continue reading Where Failure Begins

Not long ago I was having one of those days. I was booked in back-to-back-to-back-to-back meetings. I went from one meeting to the next without much time to process the one I just had or the one I was going in to. Around lunch time I realized something happening inside me that I didn't like: … Continue reading Why Moving Fast Usually Hurts More Than It Helps

Ever met someone who was loaded with talented and seemed to gel with their peers but couldn't keep a job for very long? They always had "that" boss they just couldn't get along with or "that" spouse that was "holding them back." They always had an excuse for why failure wasn't their fault. The truth … Continue reading #1 Trap of Talented Leaders

Leaders cast vision. Whether it's for your ministry, division, company, or home at some point you will help people see where they are, where they could be, and lay out a map of how to get there. Here are 3 questions everyone wants answers to before they'll get on board: What are we going to … Continue reading 3 Questions to Answer Before Casting Vision