A millennial-aged co-worker recently interviewed me as part of her PhD research. Her topic was “authenticity”; she was gathering data regarding how different generations view this subject. Her working definition of this term was “being real or true.” Her very...
Recently, I was asked to record a series of messages for African church planting leaders about the Character of a Leader. My #1, lead topic was a no-brainer … INTEGRITY!!! Integrity in leadership is fundamental, it’s the foundation upon which all else is built. When...
In a recent post, I unpacked some thoughts on “The Danger of Insecure Leaders and How Not to Be One.” As a follow-up, I’d like to drill down a bit further into “how not to be one.” Serving under an insecure leader is incredibly difficult. But being an...
In my 40+ years of experience following leaders in fields of business as well as churches and missions organizations, I’ve identified one factor that, for me, is the greatest single differentiator between a good leader and a poor one. Want to hear what that is? Hands...
During my corporate years, a common activity following an unexpected issue was a “lessons learned” meeting or “after action review”. The purpose of these meetings was not to problem solve but rather to glean learnings that could be helpful in either preventing future...