I picked up John Maxwell’s The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player in the bargain bin at the bookstore a couple of weeks ago. Being that I am a firm believer that effective leadership is best done in a horizontal environment (where each person is a vital player) and not in a verticle environment…
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Book Review: The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player by John Maxwell
I picked up John Maxwell’s The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player in the bargain bin at the bookstore a couple of weeks ago. Being that I am a firm believer that effective leadership is best done in a horizontal environment (where each person is a vital player) and not in a verticle environment…
Conversations//Bad Leaders and Brokeness
Ever had a boss you couldn’t understand? Ever had someone God placed as an authority in your life that you didn’t feel like they deserved your submission? When I was in college I read a book entitled, A Tale of Three Kings, that spoke about this very kind of situation. I mention it because the…
Conversations//Bad Leaders and Brokeness
Ever had a boss you couldn’t understand? Ever had someone God placed as an authority in your life that you didn’t feel like they deserved your submission? When I was in college I read a book entitled, A Tale of Three Kings, that spoke about this very kind of situation. I mention it because the…
Clear Expectations and Follow Through
Communicating expectations you never follow through with is a leader’s wost mistake. To forget is human. To neglect is to fail. It’s not enough just to tell people where to go. You must take them there. More than that – you must be decidedly committed to going where you want to lead, and you must…
A Leader’s Reality Check
Deuteronomy 31:1-2 When Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the people of Israel, he said, “I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. Note to self… Even great leaders have an end. If you lead to leave a legacy, it will go beyond yourself. If your…
Book RE_review: The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make
Whenever I read this book, it’s always a constant battle to resist pointing my finger to people who have violated these principles. While some of the stories shared in the book appear to be a page taken out my my life, it took intentionality and some humble-pie to find out what I believe are things…