Archive for 'Lead Well'

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Recently I was speaking to a leader who was having difficulty with a couple in his ministry who were…well, shall we say, a little set in their ways.  They had been Sunday School teachers for decades and were finding the shift to a Small Group strategy very difficult. They were used to owning it all. [...]

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Have you ever wondered what separates the great vision casters from those whose messages fall flat? Envy will get you nowhere but understanding the brain will give you a significant advantage in the game of persuasion.

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Have you ever thought about how everything has a expiration date?  We update our homes, our cars, our appliances, our gadgets…even our wardrobe!  (Well, most of us update our wardrobe….others just hold onto it all until the style comes back around.) The bottom line…..We change.  We adapt. This year, our school district adopted a BYOT [...]

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As a leader, you need to have a plan of action with an end in mind. You need a vision of an ultimate destination to where you are leading others. It is only in that crystal clear strategy that you will begin to filter out things that are not a part of getting there.

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My family is navigating the roller coaster many know as “Middle School” for the first time in  our parenting career.  We now have multiple teachers and a myriad of due dates, test dates and every other date one would want to add  to the calendar.  Our heads are swimming. Most teachers have a class website [...]