Leading By Storytelling
Every leader is constantly trying to find new and creative ways to communicate the culture of their organization both internally and externally. I have found not better way than storytelling. The simplest definition of storytelling is when you can link existing personnel, ongoing programming and outstanding performance then you have a story to tell. This […]
Church Scattered: The Importance of Knowing Life Purpose
In a day when our calendars are beyond full and yet our lives seem to be empty something has gone wrong. We in many cases have assumed because we are busy the things we are doing must be important. We clearly have shifted the focus from being as a person to doing and what we […]
Making Destructive Comments
One of the hallmarks of leadership in the 21st century is participative team building and problem solving. We have moved from the old top down decision making model to one that allows and encourages everyone’s involvement in the process. If you are a good leader then you will make sure that everyone has an opportunity […]
Creating Margin
A simple definition of margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the opposite of overload because you will have something in reserve for a time when you will need it. Richard Swenson wrote an incredible book entitled Margin to help us learn how to restore emotional, physical, financial and time […]
The Five Phases of Project Planning
One of the most recognized experts in the field of productivity is David Allen. He is the author of many books but probably is best known for Getting Things Done. The reason I like his approach is that in our day of many complicated business planning models and powerful software applications to back them up […]