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Steve Jobs’ Legacy: Real Artists Ship

by Ken Leadership

“Real artists ship.” — Steve Jobs (1955-2011) That was one of Steve Jobs’ early mantras for his team of geniuses. What did he mean? Jobs meant that it doesn’t really matter how beautiful your dreams are, how simple your lines are, or how ergonomic your next product is in your mind’s eye. Real artists ship. [...]

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Act Now!

by Ken Leadership

This paper is not going to write itself. October arrived four days ago. With a November 1 deadline looming for the first three chapters of my 150-page dissertation, I reached the sobering conclusion that: This paper is not going to write itself. For the next few weeks (27 days to be exact) my early mornings, [...]

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Authoritative Leadership Requires Credibility

by Ken Leadership

In today’s postmodern cultures, the ability to influence others – to lead – is increasingly dependent on one’s credibility rather than one’s position. “Because we said so” never really worked that well in leadership. Authoritarian leadership by coercion has become passe. That doesn’t mean we can’t lead authoritatively. As authoritative leaders we call others to [...]

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How to Improve Any Virtual Team Meeting

by Ken Leadership

This fourth post in our series on Distance Leadership comes from my good friend Erik Butz. Erik has been serving as an Operations leader in East Asia for over a decade. How to Improve Any Virtual Team Meeting We all know that running an effective meeting is tough, even with a group from the same [...]

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Why Campus Crusade changed its name

by Ken Culture

The big news, as you may have now heard, is that Campus Crusade for Christ has changed its name to Cru for our US ministries. This name change comes as we are celebrating God’s good hand on this ministry for 60 incredible years. The two-year process of seeking the Lord for a new name engaged the [...]

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Do you trust me?

by Ken Leadership

This is the third post in a series on Distance/Virtual Leadership. Read the first two posts here and here. “Can I trust you?” It’s a question that rumbles around inside our minds each time we as leaders are faced with a conflict or a fresh opportunity. But how often do we ask ourselves, “Can you trust me?” [...]

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When did my team become virtual?

by Ken Culture

So, you’re getting work done with a group of people. If you’re communicating using a private Facebook group or sharing numbers on a Google Docs spreadsheet, you may have just wandered into virtual territory. When does a conventional team become a distributed virtual team? Twitter has become the new watercooler. Four decades of research by MIT [...]

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