How to Bounce Back When Your Leadership Has Been Rattled—Scott Cochrane No leader is immune to having their confidence shaken. And when it happens, depending how hard you’ve been rattled, it can cause you to begin second-guessing your leadership. Decisions can become more difficult. You begin to feel unsure of yourself. How do you get…
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5 Negative Influences on Pastors Who Leave Pastoring
We often hear of pastors who step away from pastoring to pursue other opportunities, some within vocational ministry and some within the marketplace. At times there are moral failures that disqualify leaders from their roles. At times the pastors develop a passion or sense God calling them to something else. And at times the pastors…
3 Warning Signs a Leader Is Growing Numb
Because leadership is challenging and never-ending, many leaders are prone to exhaustion and burnout. There is always more to do, always more to accomplish, and always people disappointed. To fight the pains of leadership, wise leaders take time to continually care for their own health and their own souls. And when burnout creeps in, wise…
Leaders, Don’t Get Numb
When did you go from being burned out to being numb? How long did it take to digress from burned out to numb? Did he just get numb and stop caring? Those are questions I have asked in conversations with leaders, and those alongside them, who have taken themselves out of leading or have been…
3 Easy Ways to Burn Out Your Team
The painful paradox of serving on a burned out team: less of an impact while feeling like you are working more.
Links for Leaders 9/16/16
Pastoral burnout is an epidemic. It is happening all the time to pastors of large and small churches alike. This is a real problem. Pastors must keep people around them who can keep them accountable to avoiding burnout. Jonathan Dodson shares some insight on this at the LifeWay Leadership blog. Kevin Peck and I just…
Links for Leaders 1/29/16
“It is difficult to admit that your leadership is not working. It takes humility.” Art Rainer is right on the money. Sometimes in leadership, you need to stop being yourself and start working on being someone better than you are right now. A good leader is a good family member. You could be the best…
Links for Leaders 1/22/16
Micromanaging is almost never a good thing. But, toeing the line between being a good manager and a micromanager can be tough. Ron Edmondson shares some of the most common reasons many leaders micromanage. In leadership, whether you’re leading in the church, in the workplace, in the home, or some combination of the three, you will face…
Four Practical Ways to Avoid Burnout
After posting a blog called “Four Warning Signs You Are Approaching Burnout,” I heard from several friends and leaders who were struggling with burnout or felt they were headed in that direction. They wisely recognized warning signs in their lives and were committed to making adjustments. Self-leadership is critical. We must lead ourselves well, and…
Four Warning Signs You’re Approaching Burnout
The pressure, responsibilities, and pace placed on leaders can be immense. If leaders don’t care for themselves, burnout is inevitable. Sadly, many leaders struggle with reading the signs that they are approaching burnout. Despite all the advice, books, and sessions calling leaders to care for themselves, many leaders struggle with slowing down. Many fail to…