To Lead is to Serve Part One
Servant leadership is exactly just that. A leader who looks to serve others as their first priority. It’s about building up your team by placing their needs first in order to help develop them that they may be able to perform responsibilities at a greater level. Some...
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Communication Skills Every Leader Should Have
There are many things that come to mind when we hear the word ‘communication’. From a leadership standpoint, communication is important as leaders oversee a group of individuals with the intent of motivating them to achieve reaching an overall vision. Effective...
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On Giving and Receiving: The Secret Love Life of Crows
Biblical metaphors relative to the laws giving and receiving include no mention of grateful crows, but a little girl in Seattle, Washington has proven they might well have done so. Eight year old Gabi Mann began sharing part of her lunch with the crows each day. No...
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Leadership and Competition
In reference to a news story from California I posted a column on The Leader’s Notebook (The Slaughter in Arroyo Valley - 01/21/15) which was somewhat controversial. Indeed, I knew it would be. I hope you will read it again or for the first time as the case may be,...
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Apostolic Conflict
Imagine a scenario in which two widely known and well respected ministerial leaders have a serious conflict over which associate to hire, so serious in fact that they end their professional association and go their separate ways. Each then hires his own...
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Mission, Vision, and Energy
First of all, I'm not opposed to mission statements. There. I've said that. However, having said it, I hasten to add there is little energy in a mission statement. "Loving God, Loving People" "Empowering People To Serve...
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