Over-quoting the leader is a common practice in organizational life. Here are some examples you have surely seen: You are at a meeting at your kid’s school. A teacher stands up and says, “The district says we need to talk about this.” Or “our principal is asking us to talk about …” Immediately you get…
Effectiveness
3 Reasons a Humble Leader Is an Effective Leader
According to research, the most effective leaders are the most humble leaders. Research led by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman discovered that leaders who underrate themselves are more effective than those who rate themselves high on self-assessments. These results are no surprise to Christians. One of the greatest leaders in our collective story is Moses,…
Links for Leaders 12/8/17
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…
3 Reasons Your “Time Hacks” Aren’t Helping
If you Google “Time Management Hacks,” you will receive 1.4M search results, meaning you can spend the rest of your life reading about how to save time. If you are not familiar with the term, “time hacking” often refers to experimenting with your approach to life, schedules, and time management to ensure you are finding…
Links for Leaders 12/2/16
Clear, effective communication is one of the most important parts about leading well. It is difficult to lead with excellence if the people you are leading have difficulty understanding your vision for your work and the strategy you have established to accomplish that vision. This article in Entrepreneur is about “managers,” but really, it helps all…
Links for Leaders 9/30/16
Self-awareness, the wheels of effective strategy, and more.
Links for Leaders 2/19/16
Most people dread meetings. Often, meetings are organized to address a project or problem that is worth addressing, but far too often, meetings are more trouble than they’re worth. This week, Selma Wilson, with whom I am blessed to work, shares some ways you can make meetings more effective and increase results. “It’s ultimately up…
Links for Leaders 7/17/15
“Questions are a powerful tool for every leader. The greatest leaders I know ask lots of questions.” Ron Edmondson shares seven questions every leader should be asking. “Do you want to be an epically bad boss? Do you want to grind employees into dust, crush their morale, and leave quaking dry husks of humanity in…
Links for Leaders 3/13/15
Efficiently and effectively accomplishing goals and furthering the mission of the team is at the core of the leader’s job. But sometimes, leaders find themselves accomplishing nothing, which isn’t a good place to be. Here are six ways to assure you will not accomplish anything in leadership. What does leadership fruitfulness look like? I really…