Urban Meyer coached his last game for the Ohio State Buckeyes on New Year’s Day. He is respected as one of the greatest coaches in the game, having won multiple national championships with two teams. Because he is only 54, which he admits is relatively young, he is definitely walking away from the profession earlier…
Stress
Links for Leaders 8/25/17
10 Ways You Can Start Leading Today—Kent Ingle Change doesn’t take place unless someone acts. Having been a leader in a variety of settings from business to nonprofits and now to education, I can safely say that more people like to talk a big game when it comes to change than to do the work…
Leaders: Bring the Good Stress, Not the Bad Stress
“Working for him is stressful.” “Her leadership stresses me out. You have likely heard those statements before, and they are almost always uttered in disdain about a leader who is putting too much pressure on people, setting unrealistic goals, or holding people to expectations that are deemed to be too high. But great leaders put…
Links for Leaders 9/23/16
Thoughts on leadership from Selma Wilson, Jon Bloom, and more.
Links for Leaders 8/19/16
Sometimes, it can be difficult for young people to work alongside and properly respect their elders. However, it is important for young people to follow their elders with humility and to learn to lead from them. Here are seven ways young leaders succeed with elders, by Dan Rockwell. “What everyone wants is the very thing…
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…
Three Differences Between Busyness and Productivity
There is a mammoth difference between teams and leaders who run around being busy and those that are truly productive. Busyness can give the allusion of productivity as people are doing things, as meetings are happening, and as emails are being sent and read. But not all busyness is valuable. In fact, busyness can mask…
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…
Links for Leaders 1/23/15
Everyone wants to be liked, right? When it comes to leadership, likeability is a powerful asset, but sometimes a difficult one to come by. Carey Nieuwhof shares some thoughts about likeability in leadership. Church leadership and church planting require a good deal of leadership and administrative skill, but such skill is not always easy to…