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April 5, 2024
The Magical Trio of Leadership
Regardless of the team you have or the organization you lead, strive to reach a stage of clarity about your vision that includes these three focuses: Aiming for excellence People are growing The world is impacted Spend your time and effort to create such an organization, hiring people and expecting the following from them: “If […]
April 4, 2024
We’re Creating Something Special – This is Your Chance to Be Involved!
Today, I’m reaching out with an exciting opportunity, an invitation for you to play a pivotal role in shaping a project that’s close to my heart and, I hope, will be close to yours, too. As you know, my passion and calling are to help Christian leaders and entrepreneurs be the best stewards of their […]
April 3, 2024
Do Not Fear the Book of Revelation
As Christ-followers, when we read the book of Revelations with its spine-chilling scenes and imagery we often become quiet and scared. At least, this was my experience for many years—but then I had an idea. What if I trusted the Lord? At one point after COVID-19 had swept across the globe, my wife told me, […]
April 2, 2024
To Be Nimble, You Must Be Healthy
Many leaders know the way to go, but their organizations are not healthy enough to make the necessary changes. A few years ago, to avoid an unexpected negative business situation, one of my partners suggested we hire 90 people within three months in one of the countries where we serve. The senior leadership agreed, so […]
April 1, 2024
Leading Someone from an Honor/Shame Culture
In 1990 at the age of 14, I emigrated with my family to the US from Lebanon. I came from Beirut to Mobile, Alabama—quite a difference in culture to say the least. As I learned the customs of the United States, I noticed a difference in the perception of family between cultures. The family unit […]
March 29, 2024
Two Words To Direct Your Focus
I recently met with a notable CEO who told me, “I have been telling my staff that we need to focus on two words: growth and acceleration.” Wow. I love it. Two words though? That’s it? Can you summarize everything you want your team to focus on for the next six months to a year […]
March 28, 2024
Is There a Story Here?
Is there a story here? A story that resonates? This is a question you and I should ask ourselves as leaders. I learned to be alert to a story from a PR executive I encountered in a ministry I volunteer with. He is always on the hunt for a good story he can share with […]
March 27, 2024
Do You Do Market Research?
Almost every business today must contend with Google and online reviews. To that end, we—and the rest of the world at large—hear what customers have to say about us. While this provides valuable feedback, smart organizations achieve even more through market research. Let me ask you a few questions about your business. In the town […]
March 26, 2024
Summing Up Marketing in Four Words
Marketing success can be summarized in these four words: Winning hearts and minds. Continuing from yesterday’s article, this advice from a marketing executive really struck home. Winning hearts and minds hit home with me because these four words perfectly depict how I feel about leadership. I shared an illustration yesterday detailing how the phrase describes […]
March 25, 2024
Summing Up Leadership in Four Words
Leadership success can be summed up in these four words: Winning hearts and minds. A few weeks ago, I had a consulting visit with a marketing executive who said marketing is about winning hearts and minds (a topic I will share more on tomorrow). As she said these words, I thought to myself, this sounds […]
March 22, 2024
A Story of Becoming: Where Marketing Must Start
For me, the word marketing has long been associated with a medley of angst, vexation, and exacerbation. Starting my professional journey as a physician, I just wanted to do a good job. I did not want to concern myself with creating ads, billboards, and flaunting my successes on social media. But my view of marketing […]
March 21, 2024
Dreaming: The Best Place to Start
One of the more peculiar habits I have, which I learned from a mentor, is to observe dedicated thinking time. Just as it was strange to me when I first heard the concept, it is strange to most when I tell them about it. What is thinking time? A scheduled time, not rushed, in which […]
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