Appreciate Others

Conducting Hard Performance Reviews

2022-05-12T19:41:18-05:00February 24th, 2021|Tags: , , |

Conducting performance reviews with staff members who need some correction can be very stressful. When I was in banking, I had some staff that I liked personally, others, not so much. Over time, I learned that when I didn’t have a personal connection to someone it was easier to come across as cold and uncaring. This caused the truth of ...

The Leader Who Impressed Jesus, Part I

2020-04-14T05:26:05-05:00April 14th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Imagine, what would it have taken to impress Jesus? Yet, there was a man in Luke 7 whom Jesus marveled over. This impressive leader wasn’t even a Jew, but instead, a Roman Centurion. In this brief story, we learn of a military leader, who commanded hundreds, asking Jesus to heal this Centurion’s servant. This man models several qualities which may ...

Prioritizing People

2019-12-17T09:15:13-06:00December 19th, 2019|Tags: , , |

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a Fellows program of recent college grads. One question I was asked to address was, “What is something you’ve learned that you wished you would have known in your 20s?” What struck me was how little I understood the importance of investing time in relationships. As an introvert with a financial background, ...

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