One of the most common frustrations shared by church leaders is that leading their team can be like herding cats; each leader seemingly moving in a different direction. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Effective leaders know that it is possible to align even the most independently-minded department heads into a cohesive, focused…
Leading Through Meetings
As a leader do you find meetings to be an interruption in your day, or as an opportunity to exercise your leadership? In a recent coaching session with a group of pastors near Victoria, BC, Bill Hybels said, “You’d be amazed how much of my leadership I do in meetings.” Well, this week I found…
Leading Through a Turnaround: Part 1
Leading Through a Turnaround: Part 1 On two separate occasions, and in two organizations, God has positioned me to contribute my leadership towards ‘turnarounds’; applying new energy to steer an organization into a significantly different direction. I’m often asked what I’ve learned. In both organizations I tackled the turnaround in three stages; which I…
