The clearer your personal vision, the more compelling will be your personal leadership. A personal vision is that innate, unshakable understanding of the role you have been uniquely designed to fulfill. Ultimately, the power of your personal vision is what drives you to want to lead at the highest level possible. One of the clearest examples…
3 Times Your Truth-Telling Is Put to the Test
Everyone likes to be a truth-teller when everything is looking rosy. But the real test of a leader’s character is found when they must speak truth in the tough times. Who doesn’t like to be the one who stands in front of the room and announces that the goals have been exceeded? Who doesn’t like…
How To Develop The 3 Essential Qualities In Kind Leadership
In leadership, kindness is not weakness. Rather, to be effective, a leader must develop an authentic sense of empathy that can help forge the deepest of connections. Kindness is action-oriented, and is an essential component to influencing lasting impact. Think of the qualities you have found in leaders who have had the greatest personal impact in…
How To Escape The 5 Dangers of Fire-Drill Leadership
If everything is an emergency, nothing is an emergency. The truth of this leadership axiom is lost on many leaders who seem to lurch their leadership, and their team, from one panic-riddled crisis to another. I was once on a team led by such a leader. “All hands on deck!”, “Emergency meeting!” and “Everyone into the conference room,…
5 Keys For Leaders To Read The Bible In A Year
I am just completing my 21st year in a row reading through the Bible cover to cover. This practice is one that fills my spiritual tank and which provides the fuel that drives my leadership. But like many others, I found it to be a very challenging discipline at first. Simply starting at Genesis and plowing…