4 Unfair (and Untrue) Myths About Kind Leaders

  Kindness has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, in the context of leadership, kindness has sometimes become equated with weakness, indecisiveness and ineffectiveness. But, properly understood, true kindness is none of these things. Kindness is a core leadership value that places the well-being of others ahead of yourself.   Kind leaders are every…

3 Warning Signs of an Impending Leadership Train Wreck

Have you ever witnessed a leadership train wreck? It can leave carnage and destruction that can sometimes be beyond repair. I witnessed such a calamity a few years ago, after a new leader had been appointed to lead a large church in a nearby town. Barely before the outgoing pastor had driven out of the…

10 Qualities of the Leaders I Want on My Team

Who do you want on your team? What are the qualifications and qualities of the people you want sitting around your leadership table? If you were to make a list of the attributes you would want on the members of your leadership team you would likely include such characteristics as: Go-getter. Someone who ‘makes it…