How to Work With a Bad Listener—Rebecca Knight You don’t feel heard, and the chances for misunderstandings — and mistakes — rise. Are there tactics you can use to encourage your colleagues to listen better? Should you talk to them about their poor listening skills? What’s the best way to deliver the message? A Necessary…
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Links for Leaders 1/20/17
Leadership has its challenges, and they are diverse. One of the more difficult experiences as a leader is watching good, hard-working people decide they would rather work somewhere else than at your church or organization. But why do people leave? Selma Wilson shares five of the more common reasons people leave an organization “True identity…
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 10/30/15
One critical discipline for leaders is listening. The more you listen, the more you learn. Here are five ways listening grows your business, but the effects of listening go far beyond that, too. As local churches work to share the gospel with the people in the local community, it’s important that church leaders understand the gravity…