Why Email Is So Stressful, Even Though It’s Not That Time-Consuming—Dorie Clark Each “yes” leads to more work. Saying no is a challenge for any professional: you don’t want to disappoint people, and any given opportunity may lead to positive outcomes. But analyzing the emails I received taught me an important lesson about why it’s…
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Links for Leaders 4/6/18
4 Ways to Be a Better Communicator and More Present in Conversations—Hayden Field Specificity is the key to unlock effective communication. The problem: Finding the right balance can be tricky. Too few specifics can mean sacrificing clarity, while too many can be seen as condescending. If you lean towards over-explaining, instead of assuming the other…
Links for Leaders 3/23/18
Having Your Smartphone Nearby Takes a Toll on Your Thinking—Kristen Duke, Adrian Ward, Ayelet Gneezy, and Maarten Bos “Put your phone away” has become a commonplace phrase that is just as often dismissed. Despite wanting to be in the moment, we often do everything within our power to the contrary. We take out our phones…
Links for Leaders 3/16/18
10 Markers of the Best Spiritual Leaders I Know—Chuck Lawless Some folks are deeply spiritual, but not the best leaders. Others are strong leaders, but their actions deny their professed Christianity. To be honest, it’s not always easy to find folks who are both deeply spiritual and strong leaders. Here are some markers of those I’ve known…
Links for Leaders 3/9/18
Doing the Scary Things of Leadership—Brian Dodridge It’s our job to go out first. If something needs to be discovered, we need to discover it. If you’ve been given the role of a leader, go outside your office, and investigate the hard things. In a church setting, there’s so much at stake. And ignoring the…
Links for Leaders 3/2/18
How to Fix the Most Soul-Crushing Meetings—Ron Carucci Meetings are notoriously one of organizational life’s most insufferable realities. U.S. companies spend more than $37 billion dollars a year on them. Employees in American companies spend more than one-third of their time in them. And 71% of senior managers view them as unproductive. In one global consumer products company that I work…
Links for Leaders 2/23/18
Pastor, Don’t Be Afraid to Lead—Ryan Rice Several days ago I came across this quote by the late great A.W. Tozer, “A man highly honored today can be looked upon with scorn tomorrow.” After reading it, two thoughts came to my mind. The first was the reality our Lord Jesus faced. Literally, in one moment…
Links for Leaders 2/16/18
To The Person (And Leader) I Wish I Was—Sarah Piercy There is this version of leader and spouse and parent and leader that I wish I was. And then there is this version that I am. How about you? Sometimes the person I wish I was stares through the mirror at the person I am. …
Links for Leaders 2/9/18
We launched a YouTube channel this week. You can subscribe by going to my channel here and clicking “Subscribe” in the upper right. We plan to post a new video each week. 10 Questions to Ask Before You Send That Email or Text—Chuck Lawless “If I accidentally hit the ‘send’ button, might I regret it?” That…
Links for Leaders 2/2/18
10 Ways Leaders Become Grandmasters—Scott Cochrane Leadership is a lot like a game of chess. Like a grandmaster in chess, the best leaders have an uncanny ability to look several moves ahead. They anticipate changes; some well down the road and adapt accordingly. Watch a grandmaster chess champion in action and you’ll see what I…