Category: Leadership

Every leader wants to keep their team engaged, but it doesn't always happen quite the way we'd like. Sometimes there are things out of our control like health issues or tensions at home that keep people on your team disengaged. Other times it's more obvious like laziness or a bad fit. Regardless of what it … Continue reading How to Keep Your Team From Checking-Out

Last week I got an email for something I knew my response had to be a no. As someone who really likes to be liked I always dread these kind of situations. Sure I've written posts on why you should say no. I've also written on why you can't make everybody happy and how that … Continue reading How to tell someone no without feeling (or sounding) like a jerk

Last week Brent Eldridge, lead pastor over at Lakewood First Baptist, met with our pastors and shared some principles from his new book, Team: Six Essentials for Building a Productive Team. Here's a few of them that caught my ear: Sacrifice is an undeniable part of ministry. Margin is essential. Jesus valued it and so should … Continue reading 17 Principles of Teams That Work

Came across this great infographic about how much time we spend online. The survey data focuses on teenagers, but I think most of us adults feel this way, too. What are some healthy boundaries you set around how much time you spend online?

Came across this great quote last week from Max Lucado’s book, Great Day Every Day. Citing management consultant Robert Updegraff, Max wrote: You ought to be glad for the troubles on your job because they provide about half your income. If it were not for the things that go wrong, the difficult people with whom you deal, … Continue reading Why Problems Can Be Good

Recently our team had a really good conference experience. The conference itself wasn't so great, but some of the things we did before and afterwards helped us to have a good time and take away a few nuggets of wisdom. Here are a few tips to help make your next conference a good one, even … Continue reading How to Get The Most Out of Your Next Conference