Beware: This will be controversial. Parents and young athletes are picking one sport, all year around, way too early and way too often with hopes of increasing future success. This article will discuss the dangers of specializing in sports, the reasons people do it, and when it is the appropriate time to specialize.
Read MoreYou may do everything right. Yet you will still inevitably face crisis. It may happen directly to you or to your organization. How do you handle crisis? How do you prepare for it? The way you respond to crisis will always determine the quality of recovery.
Read MoreLeaders must define reality, create urgency, and guide teams in a direction. But leaders must also say, “thank you.” They must continually express gratitude to those who are serving alongside them, who are working hard to advance the mission. Without thankfulness, the team culture grows cold and people can feel used. Surely financial support is one way to express appreciation, but here are five other ways to say “thank you”:
Read MoreThe doors of Pixar are thrown open in this book. You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged. Having a finite list of problems is much better than having an illogical feeling that everything is wrong. Easy isn't the goal. Quality is the goal. Click below to read more of the book notes of this fascinating book.
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Read MoreEmail can actually provide some great opportunities to communicate with people that we may not have any other way to communicate with. It saves us from having lengthy meetings and it helps us send quick messages to anyone around the world. Yet, it seems like almost everyone is overwhelmed by it. Click to read more...
Read MoreWhat is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? Empathy is feeling with People. It is a deep connection. It is something that most wish to be and yet none rarely practice. It sees life with a different lens. It is walking in someone else's shoes for a while. Yet, it is often confused with Sympathy. Click for more...
Read MoreI constantly need a reminder of how important my role as a leader is. The words I choose to use have great power and can lift someone up or tear someone down in just one sentence. The list below is a list of phrases that every leader needs to remind themselves to say often to those they lead.
Read MoreThe question is usually how they can continue to be where they don’t support the vision and direction of their boss. They want my advice on how to responding during this season.
This situation is obviously not unique and happens frequently in all organizations. I don’t believe all hope is lost during times like this. An individual can continue to grow even with a leader he or she cannot respect — sometimes even more.
Read MoreWhen a person comes to you and tells you that you are wrong, shares his point of view, or criticizes something that you have done, you don’t necessarily need to dialogue or debate. Often, a person just needs to be heard. In fact, I have found that this principle applies more often than not.
Read MoreYour 20’s and 30’s are the most important financial years of your life. The financial decisions you make over these years will determine what your life will look like later. If you are in your 20’s or 30’s, here are four financial actions you should be doing right now.
Read MoreI can tell you, from experience, that your leadership will be better if you learn how to lead people older — and wiser — than you are today. Don’t be afraid to recruit them.
Here are 7 tips for leading people older than you:
Read MoreEvery major and significant thing you do as a leader will fall into one of these three areas. Leading is not hard to understand. It is quite simple and uncomplicated--at least I think it is easy to understand; but it will take you a lifetime to learn how to do it well. If God has called and gifted you to lead, you can do it, and do it well, with His help!
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