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I'm frequently engaged in conversations about an individual's career through informal one-on-ones, mentor sessions, semi-annual checkpoints, or interviewing prospective new hires. Frequently one of the following statements are made -- ''I feel limited in my current role'', ''I feel like I've accomplished all that I can in my job'', ''I need a new ...
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The toughest decision I make each day is deciding what NOT
to do. Every day that I come to the office, I find that there is more to do than
can ever be accomplished. I inevitably have to close up my laptop in the
evening with some tasks undone and incomplete. I do my best to prioritize the
important over the urgent and can generally stay ...
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We have seen over and over that the biggest hurdle to embracing the real value of better information systems in churches is change management, or should I say the lack thereof? Amongst us church management software vendors, it is even a point of occasional conversation at industry conferences. “If only churches would learn better how to change.” ...
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On the first day of my first job after college they gave me
a book, Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun. I was surprised by the choice of
books, what could one learn from a tyrant? But I quickly found that it contained
timeless leadership proverbs like ''A wise chieftain never asks a question for which
he doesn't want to hear the answer'' ...
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Trust is infinitely deep and difficult to fully define yet
we rely heavily upon it in every aspect of our lives. In recent months I've
come across a few definitions of trust that has deepened my understanding and
challenged me as a leader, as a team member, and as a Christian.
The first defines the relationship between our company and
our ...
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Lately I feel like I'm entering into a mid-life crisis. But this one is neither biological nor emotional. Coloring my hair and buying a red sports car won't make me feel any better (ok, well maybe it will). No, this crisis is a technology one. You see, much like when my metabolism slowed to crawl after I passed 30 so has my ability to keep ...
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Yesterday I pulled into a fast-food joint for a burger (yes,
I know those things will kill you). While my stomach was empty I was full of
optimism as I carefully placed my order through the faceless drive-in. "A
number one with cheese, no tomato,
and a Dr. Pepper". The person repeated the order back to me "A number one ...
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I wanted to follow-up an earlier blog by reminding everyone
not to surround themselves with "Yes-men" (or women). You need individuals within your core leadership
team that will challenge your ideas. Not
to the point of being disruptive or insubordinate, but in way that forces you
to think through a variety of scenarios and possible ...
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Everyone
is accountable to someone no matter who they are or what their role is. A young
team member may report to a Manager; the Manager may report to a Director; the
Director to a Vice President; the Vice President to the CEO; And the CEO
reports to the investors or board members.
Everyone is accountable to ...
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Commonly leaders refer to (and treat) individuals within organizations as "resources" as if they're a commodity like grain or corn. You'll hear management refer to their people as their "most valuable resource". They establish Human "Resource" departments. They also refer to them as a "work"-force or ...
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Jesus referred to us as a lot of things, but the most common
analogy he used was "sheep". Jesus always
chose his words carefully (I suppose that shouldn't surprise me since he was
perfect) so I try not to be offended that Jesus so accurately portrayed us as
sheep because I know it's true. Like sheep, we're heavily ...
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There’s no getting around it, our choice of words matter. They have the power to heal and to harm, to bless and to blame, to inspire and to insult. The Book of Proverbs has plenty to say about this subject , here are just a few of the references (10:19, 12:18, 13:3, 15:1, 15:2, 15:23, 16:21, 16:23, 16:24, 17:27, 18:7, 18:21, ...
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To kick-off the New Year I decided to do something different in my weekly one-on-one meetings with my direct reports. First, we will be meeting as a group to read and discuss The Leader’s Handbook by Peter Scholtes. Second, the one-on-one meetings will no longer be status updates of their respective departments but instead we will use the ...
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We get to know a lot of churches in conjunction with our implementation of Fellowship One; currently we have sold over 500 churches. Plus we have talked to a whole lot more through the selling process. Clearly there are two different kinds of churches; those that act as “one church” and those that simply act as a loose confederation of ...
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In my last couple of blogs, I have
been writing about how to make change happen. One of the essential elements of
organizational change is leadership. I am convinced that in order for a church
to thrive it requires leadership. But just like there are different types of
intelligence, leadership takes on different forms as well. Churches ...
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