Why Every Leader Should Go Outside and Play
Hidden Benefits of Time Spent in Nature I grew up in the days before streaming video and Xbox. In fact, we were so poor, we watched television only on our Saturday visits to the town’s [...]
Leader, Be a Learner!
Six Affordable Ways to Keep Growing Kids head back to school every fall, but most are looking forward to graduation. Some leaders, like under-motivated high students, believe that graduating from high school or college means [...]
Are You a Wise Leader?
Four Key Indicators of Wisdom The word leader is almost always modified by an adjective. We talk about becoming great leaders or visionary leaders or effective leaders or relational leaders, and all of those are [...]
5 Questions to Ask before You Quit
How to Avoid Making a Bad Decision on a Down Day Every leader has been there, that secret place of pain and frustration that has you asking, “Why on earth am I doing this?” It [...]
The Single Biggest Decision Every Leader Makes
One Choice That Defines Your Legacy Much of the training you’ll receive as a leader will focus on practical skills—delegation, time management, staffing, and so on. Those things are all important. A leader who can’t [...]
5 Practical Ways to Renew Yourself as a Leader
How to Recharge, Refresh, and Be More Effective People tell me that I’m a high-energy leader, and that’s probably true. For most of my life, I’ve been able to work hard and if there’s an [...]
4 Ways to Lead Like Jesus
Surprising Leadership Lessons from the Life of Christ Much of the advice you’ll hear on leadership has to do with technique. We spend lots of time figuring out how to do leadership. Leadership, however, is [...]
7 Principles That Will Shape Your Life
Great Advice from the Winningest Coach of All Time In his book, Coach Wooden, Pat Williams shares the story of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. Wooden’s life and career were shaped by a piece of [...]
Hallmarks of Outstanding Leadership
5 Things the Great Ones Always Do Success is not a zero-sum game. Excellent leaders know that their achievement does not depend on someone else’s failure. There is more than enough success to go around. [...]
Lead Relationally to Maximize Impact
9 Rules for Becoming a Relational Leader Interpersonal relationships are often challenging, but great leaders know how to leverage the power of relationships. When it comes to working with people, great leaders know how to [...]