Leaders, what can you do to create a culture designed to help our staff members grow? Steve Bezner shares five ways to help your staff thrive. The need for transformation has never before been more keenly felt in the corporate world. Business leaders feel the pressure. Here are three traps that block corporate transformation. Whether you’re…
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Links for Leaders 11/7/14
Those who are most successful in life and the pastorate are those who listen to others. We need to learn to receive counsel from others, whether it is from a trusted mega-church pastor, the old man who sits on the third row, or the little girl who has her feelings hurt. Josh King on hearing…
Links for Leaders 10/31/14
Your words carry a tremendous weight for those on your team. And too often, there are important phrases that get left out of our daily meetings, phone conversations, and emails. Here are 5 phrases that ministry leaders need to say more often from Art Rainer. All sorts of factors go into what makes up a…
Links for Leaders: 10/24/14
Money can be the root of all sorts of evils. At the same time, it’s necessary to provide food, shelter, and plenty of other important things. How do the gospel and money relate? Can we love money and the gospel? Helpful thoughts on money and the gospel from Halim Suh. Christian leadership is difficult sometimes,…
Links for Leaders 10/17/14
Are you an individualistic leader? Are you too individualistic? How can you know for sure? Matt Perman shares some insight on the LifeWay Church Leaders blog. Most churches admit they need more leaders. Is your church doing everything it can to disciple and develop new, young leaders? Probably not, and Ron Edmondson explains why. Are you aware…
Links for Leaders 10/10/14
Leadership involves the innovation and execution of ideas. But sometimes great ideas aren’t the best ideas for your ministry. Josh Patterson with four questions leaders must ask about their ideas. Whether you are a seasoned leader, college student, author, professor, CEO, politician, or pastor, we all have to learn to communicate well. Brad Lomenick shares…
Links for Leaders 6/27/14
Carey Nieuwhof lists his top 10 time wasters and top 10 time hacks for leaders. Can you guess what a few of the biggest time wasters are? Many people want to lead, but few actually do. Many people think they’re leading, but few actually are. Insecurity by its very nature is deceptive. It hides behind…
Leadership Links 2/14/14: Leadership Traits in Women, Maximizing Influence, and More
According to Tim Elmore, some parents display habits that undermine a child’s ability to grow into a leader. Here are seven of those parenting habits. To lead well people must trust you, and transparency is a key part of earning trust. But there is such a thing as too much transparency. Carey Nieuwhof explains the balance between not enough…