Leaning Isn’t Leading
Recently, my daughter spent several birthdays at a pizza joint of her choosing. It was actually just one birthday – her 14th – but we were there for so long I think she might have...
Category: Leadership
4 Ways to Know You’re Addicted to Innovation
In a recent post we talked about the art of innovation: we’re created as creative creatures, and creating is a good thing. Except when it’s not. Except when innovation comes at the cost of clarity....
Don’t Be the Solution.
There are times in leadership that we are tempted to be the solution to every problem. Experiencing a leadership challenge? No problem. Give me some time to think about that and I’ll craft an answer....
Smoke Signals
Whether you lead volunteers or paid staff, whether you have one direct report or a dozen (pro tip: don’t have a dozen), it’s sometimes impossible to feel like you’re fully in the know of everything...
Take the Leap
In life and in ministry, sometimes you just have to take the leap. Editor’s note: Whoa. Stop right there. Is this an idiotically transparent attempt at taking advantage of the fact that this is Leap...
How to Lead a Book Discussion
In a recent post I talked about how to choose a book (or books, because plural books are better) with your volunteers or staff. In this post, I want to talk about how you actually...
If You Don’t Care, Who Will?
I have a confession to make: sometimes I litter. Not big litter, of course. I’m not a neanderthal, hurtling down the interstate and hurling my Chick-fil-A sacks out the window. I don’t sneak across the...
How to Choose Books to Read with Your Staff or Volunteers
Very few things catalyze learning, conversation, or growth faster than a good book. Especially when it comes to your staff or volunteers. For the last decade, I’ve led countless teams through countless books, whether it’s...
10 Ways to (Lightly) Reset Your Volunteer Team This Year
It’s a brand-new trip around the sun. And if you’re like me, you enjoy a new page on the calendar, a blank sheet of paper, a mile-marker opportunity to hit the reset button on a...
Uncomfortably Uncertain
Leaders don’t need to have all of the answers. We should be sure of the vision, confident of the values, and fixed on the end goal. But in the questions and speed bumps and hiccups...
