Once again, we see the posts and the news of another unarmed black man killed by a white police officer. There is no justification for this man’s death, much less the way he died. Horrific is not a strong enough word. This is an atrocity.
Tag: Change
When Leadership Isn’t Consistent
Many of us have had the experience of dealing with an inconsistent leader. It is frustrating to say the least. In our last post, we looked at developing consistency in ourselves and organizations. In this post we will look at…
Innovation or Memory
Ideation. Think outside the box. Paradigm shift. Imagineering. These buzzwords are all supposed to inspire us to think different and do something new. In the church world there are constant attempts at finding the "new thing" that will work to…
Change the oil
We have a problem in the church today... we don't like to do normal ordinary maintenance. We like to maintain, but not do the work of maintenance. When I was young, my dad did all of the minor and major…
Managing Me … Evaluate and Adjust
Stubbornness is not an ethnic trait, it is a human one. To very earliest accounts of humanity, we see stubbornness at play and causing issue after issue. It is true that some of us are especially stubborn. (My wife just…
Healthy Fear (Leadership Essentials)
Fear is a powerful motivator. Fear can cause us to do incredible things that we didn't know were possible; both positively and negatively. Fear can also cause us to shrink back and paralyze us into inaction. Fear often is a…