Fear of failure is a major fear among people. In fact, Psychology Today claims that most of us experience it.* This seems especially true among leaders and managers. Now fear of failure doesn't rank as high as fear of public…
Tag: Leading Well
3 Fatal Flaws of Leadership
There are three things that I have seen bring down more than one leader over the years. All leaders have flaws. All leaders have weaknesses. Not all flaws or weaknesses are fatal to leadership. These three, however, are always destructive.…
Innovative Antiques
Yesterday's innovation is today's antique.
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…
The ONE thing to GUARANTEE your SUCCESS
That is quite a headline! One that will draw traffic and get attention for sure. Why? Because we all want to succeed and we would like to do so in as few steps as possible! Before we can get to…
3 reasons leaders wipe out…
In leadership, mistakes can be overcome, wipeouts can be career enders, and even fatal.
Managing Me … Ask for help
The final installment in our series on self-management is probably the hardest one of all for many of us. I know asking for help is not something I do well at all. Most leaders are quite independent and tend to be…
Managing Me… Work Hard
I wrote about a good work ethic in the series "Leadership Essentials" and that post fits this subject of this current series. I am reposting that original article with some modifications below. _______________________________________________________ I was blessed with wonderful grandparents. They…
Managing Me… Be Grateful
Gratitude is something that gets so easily consumed in life. It is far too easy to see what we don't have and miss the joy of what we do. This is true for people as well as things and resources.…
Managing Me… Humility
One of the earliest lessons that needs to be learned in leadership is humility. The sooner this happens, the less painful it is and yet the more effective it is. How many times have we seen a leader rise to…
Managing… Me
I readily admit I can be a hothead. I have a temper. It has gotten me into trouble more than once in my life for sure. I am also a control freak. Trust me, these two attributes do not play…
Setting the tone
One of the things that seems overlooked in leadership teachings, seminars, and books is environment. Not "the" environment as far as nature, climate change, etc. I mean culture, tone, experience, feel, the intangibles of all interactions and what it's like…
