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5 Reasons Why Some Leaders Seem To Have All The Luck While Others Do Not
We have all heard about this mysterious phenomenon called luck. These are some of my favorite sayings about the subject: Luck smells a lot like sweat. People make their own luck. Chance prefers the prepared mind. We all have equal amounts of good and bad luck. It is what you do with both that counts. […]
70% Of Young Christian Leaders Think Other Types Of Work Are More Important Than Vocational Ministry
Why we struggle to hire from within Aaron Earls recently shared a piece at Lifeway’s Facts and Trends about the average age of pastors in American churches (54) and how much it has increased since 1992 (44). It is a fascinating article that unpacks some of the causes for this graying effect (increase of life […]
The One Thing Successful (Young) Leaders Eventually Learn Is Far More Important Than Money, Prestige, Awards, Titles, Or Accomplishments
I’m 53 years old and I’m going through a particular stage in my life where I am reevaluating what is important. It has been a humbling experience because I am beginning to realize how many opportunities I have wasted over the years. In the 1990s, I had the privilege of sitting under a Sunday School […]
Just 11 Of The Reasons Nick Saban Is Such A Great Head Coach And Leader
Regardless of the industry, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is simply one of our greatest leaders. This weekend I was cleaning out some old files and discovered a 2019 National Championship pregame feature on the legendary coach. As I watched the program, I gleaned Just 11 Of The Reasons Nick Saban Is Such […]
The Leadership Wisdom And Insight Of Louis Riddick and Greg Cosell
For football and leadership geeks like myself, few things were as enjoyable as the 2017 season of ESPN’s NFL Matchup show. It featured two of my favorite analysts, Louis Riddick and Greg Cosell. As I was cleaning out some old files this weekend, I came across 23 leadership lessons and quotes I captured from their […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 17th
The following are also some posts from the previous week you may have missed: 10 Things Great Leaders Do went viral! Truett Cathy’s 6 Legacy Principles For Leading Chick-Fil-A John Maxwell’s 4 Principles and 50 Leadership Quotes on Personal Growth An Example Of The Fact That Your Public Success Is Determined By Your Private Behavior 10 […]
Truett Cathy’s 6 Legacy Principles For Leading Chick-Fil-A
I am going to make a strong statement but one I believe to be true. Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand by the company’s former chief marketing officer Steve Robinson has made me smarter and impacted me more personally than any business book I have ever read. It […]
John Maxwell’s 4 Principles and 50 Leadership Quotes on Personal Growth
Before I begin, if you are not subscribing to John Maxwell’s Leadership Podcast, you need to that today by clicking HERE. This is a must-have weekly resource for my own personal growth. Today’s episode contained a very special video bonus of John teaching four principles of personal growth. As my former boss John Maxwell would […]
An Example Of The Fact That Your Public Success Is Determined By Your Private Behavior
It has been said that your reputation is who others think you are. Your character is who you are when no one is watching. Leaders know your public success is ultimately determined by your private behavior. We can all name pastors, athletes, politicians, and business leaders whose private indiscretions brought down the house of cards […]
10 Things Great Leaders Do
10 out of 10 this dude was a lineman in high school! Does his job, saves the play, and gets right back to work!pic.twitter.com/WYn5hXfHoL — Coach Hines 🇺🇸 (@CoachKurtHines) June 12, 2019 William Shakespeare famously said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” You may or may not […]
10 Signs Your Leadership Is All About You And Not Others
All leaders fall in two categories. They either serve themselves or serve others. Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit, athletic team, department, classroom, or even something like a homeowners association, you will fall in one of those two categories. All leaders do. Once again, leaders either serve themselves or serve others. The following are […]