Leading Through Your Pain

Leading Through Your Pain

This month, I celebrated 33 years of leading a church that grew from 21 people to thousands in less than 24 months. The opportunity to add value to so many lives is a source of great celebration and fulfillment. However, this miracle has also been the source of great...
Communicate Clearly

Communicate Clearly

In line with crafting the vision for new change(s), how we communicate change is essential. As leaders, we are tasked with being the spokesperson for the vision, so we must sharpen our skills. We have to prepare our team to fully embrace and understand the vision for...
Change Management: Craft the Vision

Change Management: Craft the Vision

Our leadership journey is often characterized by changes that we hope will help our organization grow and take us one step closer to our desired vision. However, change, even when desired, can be challenging. Our greatest successes will likely come through our ability...
Keep the Peace

Keep the Peace

One of the most important soft skills within the corporate world is conflict resolution. As leaders, it is essential that we consistently find ways to improve our ability to handle conflicts within our organization. We are leading teams of people with different points...
Listen, First

Listen, First

In every human interaction, there is a need to listen to each other. We all want to feel “heard” and that we are capable of adding value to the conversations and interactions that we are a part of. We can feel left out or invisible when we feel like our...
What Do People Hear?

What Do People Hear?

You’ve probably heard me say this a million times….so here it is one more time. Most of our communication is nonverbal. How you say it and what you look like when you say it far outweighs what you said! Smart leaders don’t stop by asking, What did I say?...

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