Category: Leadership

A few years ago I was conflicted on how to handle a sensitive issue with someone in our church. They were behaving in a way that was hurting others. I was torn between confronting them at the risk of straining our relationship, letting it go in the hopes they would change on their own, waiting … Continue reading What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9stKX0No4M Peter Bregman is one of my favorite authors and speakers. He is also one of the top consultants to CEOs on leading organizations. In this TED Talk Peter shares how leaders can lead change in their organizations successfully.

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