Category: Leadership

In leadership, ripples matter. If a team member drops the ball on a project, the ripples will affect timelines and deadlines and other team members. If a volunteer is rude to a guest, the...

There’s an overly-simple trick to get more people show up for your volunteer training: Schedule it when they’re already there. Don’t try to convince someone to come out on a Tuesday night. Don’t ask...

In Steve Robinson’s new book Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A, he recaps his 30+ years on the marketing team of one of America’s most beloved brands. The book is full of personal stories and behind-the-scenes...

Tacticians, listen up. You know who you are. You live your life as a cubicle jockey, developing spreadsheets and master plans and mapped-out strategies to make your weekend services run smoothly. You have never...

…unless you’re willing to get your hands dirty. Often, the mark of a leader is that they see things others can’t see just yet. They notice how the present reality falls short of the...

Leaders are standard-setters. As a leader, you may be the one who directly sets the standard: you write the training manual, you set the expectations and dole out the consequences, you are the one...

You’re familiar with confirmation bias: it’s the tragic phenomenon that occurs “when people would like a certain idea/concept to be true, they end up believing it to be true.” And all of us engage...

Last weekend our church launched a new initiative called First, a two-year journey that will challenge us to put Jesus first in our time, talents, and resources. As a part of the kickoff, our creative...

As a leader, it can be a temptation to be the loudest voice in the room. If you lead a team, they may even think that you have that right. But being the loudest...

There are moments when our leadership gets murky. The reasons for this are endless: maybe you can’t see a clear path forward. Perhaps your plate is full with other responsibilities. It could be that...