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Chase the Vision, Not the Path

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Want to change the culture in an organization, business, church or institution? Ask “what should it look like around here?” then begin taking action in that direction. That’s how the new growth at the fringes makes its way into the center. This is leadership at its raw essence. I stumbled across some words of wisdom [...]

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Tagged as: leadership culture

1 comment Read the full article → April 27, 2009

Leaders Still Need To Do Stuff – Part 2

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Sitting in a meeting this week, my good friend Chip observed: “Every grand vision eventually degenerates into real work.” Share this post:

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Tagged as: action

0 comments Read the full article → February 26, 2009

You Are What You Read

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Leaders are readers… because leaders must be continual learners. For years I have made it a practice to ask others whom I respect what they are reading, then pick up the best books and glean from them. There is much wisdom to be wrought from others’ insights and experiences. Here is my 2009 Leadership Reading [...]

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Tagged as: leadership reading books

2 comments Read the full article → February 6, 2009

Let Your Message Come Through

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The ability to clearly communicate sets excellent leaders apart from the others. One way to ensure poor communication is by medicating people with boring, run-on, predictable presentations. You’ve got something important to say. How do you say what you mean and increase retention of what was said? Here are a few tips: The greatest teacher [...]

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Tagged as: communication, Made To Stick

0 comments Read the full article → November 2, 2008

Great Summer (re)Read : Spiritual Leadership

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Spiritual Leadership: A Commitment to Excellence for Every Believer, Oswald Sanders (2007 Update, Moody) So, what are you reading this summer? Beside the Bible, I know of no other single book that gives such a clear perspective and pathway to personal growth as a Christian servant leader. You may already own this book. My well-worn, [...]

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Tagged as: book review, spiritual leadership

0 comments Read the full article → July 2, 2008

Two Quick Thoughts on Life-giving Reproduction

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“Better to give a year or so to one or two men who learn what it means to conquer for Christ than to spend a lifetime with a congregation just keeping the program going.” – Robert Coleman in Master Plan of Evangelism“A man’s greatest talents are not in how much he has been able to [...]

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Tagged as: reproduction, training leaders

0 comments Read the full article → February 21, 2008

Suffering Our Way Into Leadership – Part 1

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Nelson Mandela reputedly said when asked how he became the president of South Africa, “I suffered my way into leadership.” Nelson was not alone. In 1775 George Washington, in his formal acceptance of leadership the Continental Army, gave Congress a fair warning: “I beg it be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I [...]

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Tagged as: Leadership, suffering

0 comments Read the full article → April 16, 2007