Christian Leadership is Christ-Centered and is used anywhere we lead people. We lead according to Scripture and with the help of the Holy Spirit and those that God assigns to help us.
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry** My Visionary Instructor Eileen was a passionate, dedicated woman of conviction. She was not afraid to fight for what she believed to be right. And she was truly an advocate for anyone who needed help. A nurse …
“Make your life a mission – not an intermission.” – Arnold H. Glasgow, American Psychologist** The Importance of Mission I once worked for an organization that was strong on mission as well as vision. I struggled initially with the difference between the two, but after looking it up several times …
“Big thinking precedes great achievement.” – Wilferd Peterson** What is vision? The most obvious answer to this question, would be one’s ability to see. We can take that further when looking at leadership, groups and organizations, by saying, the ability to think of or plan the future with imagination or …
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“A sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on.” – CS Lewis** When we encounter a problem we must move on, it’s true, however, we realistically cannot just keep moving on …
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“Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” — Brian Tracy** I was a department of one. I had no staff at the time but was given the charge of developing, providing mandatory full day diversity training to approximately 300 managers, directors and executives. …
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“You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down.” – Author Unknown*** Expressions of hatred and aggression against members of historically minimized or marginalized groups can easily be interconnected with bullying if we look hard enough. We don’t usually look at negative “isms” and think of …
“That which a team does not want to discuss, it most needs to discuss.” – Paul Gibbons*** Have you ever sat in a meeting or watched major leaders and found yourself wondering if you were in the twilight zone? I’ll give you some examples. Testing Review I once had the …
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“As we encounter each other, we see our diversity — of background, race, ethnicity, belief – and how we handle that diversity will have much to say about whether we will in the end be able to rise successfully to the great challenges we face today.” ― Dan Smith, The …
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“Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels – men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower*** I’ve noticed that in any organization, there are …
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” ― Steve Maraboli, Author*** The world is experiencing unprecedented times of change due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19). Even in the case of a …
“Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks.”― Shannon L. Alder *** In any leadership role, we have to provide feedback to others on how well they are doing. It’s better to use the “how well” they are doing as a starting point as opposed to “how bad” …
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams*** At times we may think great leaders are born leaders; natural leaders, people who came out of the womb leading the masses. On the other hand, I …
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“Imagining that you are deep and complex, but others are simple, is one of the primary signs of malignant selfishness.” – Stefan Molyneux *** There’s a Name for People Who Treat Others like Children I came across an article recently on infantilization, which is the act of treating or …
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“We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” – Albert Einstein*** Once upon a time, I was managing a department that housed two programs and multiple functions. The department operated with approximately 27 to 30 employees and provided service to over 150 other …
“Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald*** Monica doesn’t talk much but she is a wise, laid-back, motivated, detail-oriented problem solver with the creativity and diplomacy of an up and coming executive, but she’s really quiet and reserved. You wouldn’t notice her in a room …
“For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.” – Benjamin Franklin – Mackenzie’s Story “Mackenzie” took an entry level job at a senior living facility. She was excited, and like most new employees, her goal was to work hard and do a good job. She …
“…a person may leave to take a better paying job but why was he or she looking for a job in the first place?”
I know you’re busy. You know you’re busy; but do all the people who send you mail in this digital age know you’re busy? Did anyone realize that when they chose to save you the trouble of receiving and opening all those envelopes and mailers, of days gone by, that …
