Leadership
Countdown to Blog Re-Launch
It has almost been nine months since I took a break from blogging. You can read the reason for the break here. So after much prayer and contemplation of why I blog, the countdown has begun for the re-launch. It all begins on September 1st. – Just a mere 22 days. I will still […]
The Power of Dissatisfaction
Visions form in the hearts of those who are dissatisfied with the status quo.” – Andy Stanley Nothing kills success or vision more than being satisfied with life as it is. (Tweet This) No matter where we are in life God has something greater. (Tweet This) In ministry I frequently encounter people who have lost hope. They […]
The Power of Break-Withs
With a little bit of neglect life can become a trap of the mundane and a failure to live out our full potential. In the book
Four Marks of a July 4th Leader
On July 4th 1776 the Continental Congress voted in favor of Richard Henry Lee’s motion for Independence. (It would be almost a month before the Declaration would be signed.) This was not a task taken lightly. Each man knew they were risking their lives. No one before had dared to stand up to the mighty British. […]
No Excuses – Lead Forward
We have all been part of projects that have gone poorly even horribly wrong. When things go wrong it is easy to make excuses blame the leader.They did not give me enough support, authority, training attention etc. Think of all the times when have been in situations where someone in leadership has let us down? Maybe they just made […]
Make Haste Slowly: The Kikkoman Creed part 2
“Make Haste Slowly.” It means to advance and grow, but to do so with tremendous thought and care. [This is part 2 in the series on the leadership lessons from the 300 year old company Kikkoman. You can read part 1 here] Reading this Japanese axiom for the first time, “Make haste slowly” seems […]
Lean Downhill
“I was tense, apprehensive. My basic problem was this: I couldn’t get myself to commit, to lean into it. You have to lean forward; you have to lean down slope. If you fight that, you end up constantly battling gravity and balance and the downward pull of things. The good riders just go for it […]
Hello, are you here?
“There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people are those who can do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present. We can be all here. We can…give all our attention to the opportunity before us.” – Mark Van Doren quoted in, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress […]
Leadership Lessons from a 300 Year Old Company
Several months ago I ran across the short films produced by Kikkoman (The makers of soy sauce). Of course I do enjoy soy sauce, but I it is not something I really think about when looking for leadership insight; however, I was amazed by the Kikkoman family creed. They have developed this creed over their 300 […]
Why Your Big Picture is Overrated
Yes you read that title correct. The Big Picture is overrated. That is what I believe, and I am sticking to it. Don’t get me wrong; big pictures are great. They help us chart a course and they make sure we focus on all the right things. However, the problem is, they are so big we […]
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