Articles of Faith: Leadership “Do” Diligence

—————————————————————————– This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See the whole series here. Published only on Sundays. —————————————————————————– Most people are diligent in some area of their life. Diligence shows up in many different places in people’s worlds. With many, sports is a [...]

The Era of “Effective Immediately”

Never has the figurative sense of two words meant so much more than the literally sense as “Effective Immediately.” (OK, I’ll concede that “I Do” is also up there in the two-worder club). Google It I just Googled “Effective Immediately.” Yikes.  I didn’t do the math, and I wouldn’t say that I performed any scientifically [...]

Rebel Leadership – ‘Rebel With a Cause’

Rebel Efforts Pay Off ‘That is the best damn Store entrance I have ever seen.’ That was the day, the day that she knew! She had spent her entire career in a male dominated retail environment, her colleagues and peers all assuming that her ‘Senior Store Manager’ position had been achieved by her ‘close’ relationship [...]

Servanthood, Soccer Moms & High School Students

What does it take to create a world where people work well together; where true leadership reigns; where things get done with a smile? It takes servanthood. In “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader,” author  John Maxwell identifies Quality #19 as servanthood.  The book presents five characteristics of a leader who embodies the quality of [...]

Articles of Faith: Are You a Faithful Friend?

—————————————————————————– This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See the whole series here. Published only on Sundays. —————————————————————————– What do you need most right now? I recently asked this question to a successful leader who I met during a networking event last year. [...]