When you fail as a leader
In my last blog I talked about the importance of self-leadership and I compared it to riding a bicycle. To lead others you have to lead yourself. I h...
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In my last blog I talked about the importance of self-leadership and I compared it to riding a bicycle. To lead others you have to lead yourself. I h...
It's taken me a while to become comfortable in my own skin as a leader. I've always had a leader role, but I haven't always performed well. I've alw...
It's 2009 tomorrow - time to get to work on those self-help projects! Here's the best one I know - apply the Pareto Principle. The Pareto Principle ...
The tragedy of the unaccountable leader gets replayed so often on the evening news that it has become a cliche. Act 1 - Powerful leader is viewed w...
I'm off today to speak at another Youth Specialties conference - Pittsburgh this time. If you're at the conference, give me a shout and we'll do coffe...
Today the AIM board arrives in Gainesville. They are wonderful people - partners in ministry who help safeguard the ministry. For example, Liza has...
Do you ever kick yourself for doing something when you knew better? For example, there are a lot of people wishing they had gotten out of the stock ma...
I'm OK with details, but great with ideas and strategy. I'm average working down a To Do list, but put me in a brainstorming session and you'll see ...
An uncommitted generation is coming of age and there are things they don't like about the reflection in the mirror. Because so many young people hav...
June is just around the corner - our busy time of the year. I just wrote the following memo to the AIM staff in advance of the deluge: OK gang, here ...