Kathy and I recently witnessed an educational performance on shepherding by a shepherd from Ireland. He mainly highlighted his sheep dogs and their amazing talents, but he did share some interesting insights about the sheep themselves. He highlighted three qualities about sheep that I found instructive. The first quality this shepherd highlighted was their defenselessness. Without a shepherd, sheep ...
There’s an old saying that “You only get out of something what you’re willing to put in.” When it comes to networking, there are many groups we can join, but the best fruit typically comes from the second step to fruitful networking; Becoming Involved. Networking groups, Rotary clubs, and other community-minded groups need leadership. Those who are willing to become ...
If you knew for sure that today was your last day on this earth, what would you do? On the day many call Maundy Thursday, Jesus knew it was His last day. Instead of finding his mother and brothers or going off in solitude, Jesus chose to invest His last day serving and training His leadership team. Jesus humbly served ...
Last month, Steve Easterbrook, former CEO of McDonalds, decided to return $105 million in severance benefits to McDonalds. In 2019, Easterbrook was terminated without cause allowing him to obtain his agreed upon severance package. After that termination, McDonalds claims to have discovered sexually explicit videos of Easterbrook with company employees and other women. This discovery led the board of McDonalds ...
In the book of Acts, the disciples were faced with a significant transition in their ministry. Following Jesus’ departure, Peter led his team in prayer, filled their leadership gaps, rallied people around the vision and built a close-knit, well-trained community. The time had come for Peter to personally execute the 5th key in organizational transitions by implementing the plan Jesus ...
In the book of Acts, the disciples were faced with a significant transition in their ministry. Jesus, their leader, had ascended to heaven, leaving them to carry on the work. The disciples wisely invested in corporate prayer. They, then, filled their leadership voids and rallied people around their vision. Their fourth key was to build a healthy community of followers ...
In the book of Acts, the disciples were faced with a significant transition in their ministry. Jesus, their leader, had ascended to heaven, leaving them to carry on the work. The disciples modeled for us the first two keys of organizational transitions when they prayed corporately and then they filled their leadership gaps. The third key we can learn from ...
In the book of Acts, the disciples found themselves amid a dramatic transition. Jesus, their leader of three years, had ascended to heaven, leaving His disciples to figure out their future. After a time of corporate prayer, Jesus’ disciples began working on the second key to organizational transitions – identifying and filling in their leadership voids. With Judas’ betrayal and ...
January is a time when many businesses are in transition. Some businesses have been sold. Others have new leaders or new plans. The book of Acts opens with a dramatic transition taking place. Jesus was captured, crucified, resurrected, and the disciples watched as Jesus, their leader, ascended to heaven. Yet, the disciples found a way to move forward that resulted ...
Recently, I took an assessment that pointed out that my leadership style is to primarily focus on the future. This can be good in preparing for the future, but it also means that I sometimes do a poor job of reflecting on the past. There is a lot to be learned, however, from pausing to reflect on the past. As ...
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