So, if you read last week’s blog, leadership is not about control. GREAT! You might say. “I don’t want to be a controlling leader anyway! (I’m allergic to responsibility and I don’t like getting blamed!) What a relief!” Careful. The
Leadership and Control
It’s a myth. You are not in control. Even if you are the leader. You are not in control. You may think that you are in control. At times you may get the impression that you are in control. But
Leadership and Denial
Earlier this week I retweeted Thom Rainer who was promoting a Christianity Today article by Carl Vaters entitled “5 Lies Pastors are Tempted to Tell – And How to Resist Them.” When I retweeted it I said, “True – what’s worse
Leadership and the X-Factor
What’s that “X-Factor” that really makes the difference in a leader? What do we often list as the necessary qualifications? We often look for the smart person with the degrees. But you only get those if you measure up. In
Leadership and Self Awareness
Leadership and Self Awareness – Again? Yes. I was watching a documentary recently that said that we used to think that we were aware of 90% of what we did while the remaining 10% was running on automatic pilot. But
Leadership and Others
Who Are You Leading? If you are a leader, what you think of the people you lead will have a huge impact on your leadership with them and in turn your organization. Do you think they are: smart, lazy, energetic,
Leadership and Self
Where do you lead from? The answer to that question has a lot to do with how you will lead and how well you will lead. Reggie McNeal in his book, A Work of Heart speaks to this when he
Leadership and Loneliness
It’s lonely at the top. Really. Whether you are the pastor, a president or the person who is looked to for the answers due to the organizational chart or the pecking order, it is (or can be) lonely at the top.