- Eric Geiger
Conviction is the combination of clarity and courage. But what happens if you lack one of those? Here is a framework I have used with my team. Clarity without courage...
- Eric Geiger
Lead your boss? John Kotter, consultant and professor, has said that your effectiveness as a leader is connected to your ability to influence your leader. In the famous biblical account...
- Eric Geiger
There are two ways to take a building down. You can attack the building from the outside with a big crane and wrecking ball. Or you can set explosive devices...
- Eric Geiger
There is a difference between leading from convenience and leading from conviction. Convenient leadership is going through the motions in our roles. Conviction is leading from a set of beliefs...
- Eric Geiger
There is a difference between a decision being painful and a decision being difficult. Leaders sometimes equate painful with difficult, but there is a difference. There are some leadership decisions...
- Eric Geiger
There's a cliché you've heard about criticism that is simply untrue. You've probably heard: “There's a kernel of truth in all criticism.” Not necessarily. When Nehemiah was leading God’s people...
- Eric Geiger
When a tree topples, often it is the combination of storms and unhealthy roots. Storms plus unhealthy roots lead to disaster. The same is true with leaders. It seems lots...
- Eric Geiger
When I was a young man serving on staff at a church, an older guy in the church asked me if I had a day off. I could tell by...
- Eric Geiger
Many leaders use some version of the 4Cs when hiring or bringing a new person on the team. Character, Competence, Chemistry, and Capacity to grow. Wise leaders know that character...
- Eric Geiger
Back in the day, I posted a saying on social media from one of my mentors, Brad Waggoner: “If you want to make everyone happy, don’t be a leader. Go...