Two Ways to Grow Your Organization or Team
What kind of growth is most beneficial for your team in this season? As the leader, give yourself and your team permission to reframe the concept of growth for your organization. Growth can either be: deep (improving your organization), or wide (increasing the size or your organization) I have often made the mistake of thinking […]
How to Grow Leaders
It is phenomenal how having healthy, capable leaders around you can make or break your leadership. So what can you do to ensure you have the best leaders around you? Here are ten points I have observed and applied to grow leaders around me. I have found these to be critical in my endeavor to […]
6 Reasons Leaders Don’t Build Relationships with Those They Lead
Are you afraid of building relationships with those you lead? Let me share with you the reasons why most leaders don’t and why they should! As leaders, we need to invest in building relationships that can withstand the howling winds of misunderstanding and change, enduring a lifetime. Relationships that pierce through to the core, and hang […]
When Others See Further Than You Do, Let Them Lead
A few months ago, I decided to renovate my home office. I had already been using our detached guest room as an office, removing the bed and adding some book shelves and a desk, but that was the extent of it. My Zoom meetings did not reflect an adequate background, and the space did not […]
What Memories Are You Making with Your People?
I recently attended a surprise goodbye party for a young lady who worked with our company for about 12 years, who was resigning. Around 20 people gathered, with a lovely spread of food, we each took turns sharing different stories we remembered with that young lady. The room was filled with laughter and tears. In […]
I Trust Your Judgment
Few things bolster our confidence more than when someone expresses confidence in us, especially coming from our leader. I trust your judgment. I recently overheard this statement being shared from one person to another. Those four words, spoken with sincerity, blanketed a soothing balm over the tension that saturated the entire room. It was beautiful. […]
The Most Crucial Step of Growth
It is immersive and aggressive experiences that cause us to leap to the next step. What experiences contribute most to developing leadership to you? They are those in which you have to perform! No ifs, ands or buts! Experiences where you cannot rely or depend on anyone else to make the tough calls and the […]
Disagreement Makes a Team Powerful
While being disagreeable is detrimental to the chemistry of a team, disagreement can be a powerful catalyst for growth and change. If I see something differently than you, it can be a source of frustration—but it doesn’t have to be. When we allow others to offer opposing views, we create space to highlight what we […]
Go Where You Are Celebrated, Not Tolerated
Do the people at work and at home celebrate you, or just tolerate you? Leadership is a journey marked by challenges, growth, and often a reassessment of one’s environment. As Christian leaders, our calling is not only to lead but to thrive in our mission fields. One crucial principle for thriving is to go where […]
What Should Be Your Greatest Accomplishment
As leaders, we are wired to accomplish, to build the team, improve the culture, break the barriers, increase the followers, increase the bottom line, innovate, create, and conquer the future. But none of these may be our greatest accomplishment. I want my greatest accomplishment to be how I treat people. How I think of people. […]