Church Scattered: Reaching Your Potential
From a personal standpoint one of the things I love doing is hiking. A hiker is somewhere between a camper and an adventure racer. One of the great advantages of living in the Atlanta area for ten years is the close proximity to the Appalachian trail in the north Georgia mountains. My favorite hiking story […]
When Management Becomes The Problem
I started working in a management culture that clearly defined expectations and the role of the manager was to make sure the people under them were not making any mistakes. Every time someone did, a new rule or process improvement was developed to make sure that never happened again. In essence, everything was designed around […]
The Self Leadership Secrets Of Extreme Athletes
I am convinced that the greatest leadership challenge you will ever face is the ability to consistently lead yourself. Leadership theory several years ago would stress identifying your weaknesses and then work on them until they are significantly improved. Today even though you must be competent in every area, the emphasis is upon knowing what […]
4 Ways To Improve Your Strategic Thinking
One of the greatest challenges I face as an executive coach is to help leaders see the difference in operational efficiency and strategic initiatives. Improvement in process and profit margin is extremely important but so is spending time on innovation and creativity. If you are always working on the margins of incremental improvement you will […]
Core Values For The Church
If you are going to accomplish anything important in life then you must identify your core values that will determine all of your priorities and goals for your personal life or the organization you lead. If you are a church then here are some values that you might consider. Authentic—We believe the role of the […]