by admin | Apr 24, 2018 | Leadership, Social Media
This is the third post regarding this topic. Using the 1 Corinthians model of “what’s important in life”, I’ve learned to apply those concepts to dealing with the fears that life brings us. Fear is closely related to worry. ...
by admin | Apr 6, 2018 | Leadership
I was reviewing the book “Principle-Centered Leadersihp” by Stephen Covey the other day, and was reminded of the great message he has in this book. Here’s a summary. Overall theme: That “natural laws, principles, operate regardless. ...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Leadership
Dealing with fear and worry is an every day issue. You can’t avoid them. But what you can do is learn how to deal with them and overcome the paralyzing effect they can have on you. Let’s first define fear and worry. While they are almost used...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Leadership
In my last post I talked about the need to have faith to get through the challenges in life. Worries and fear are inevitable, but how we deal with them is entirely up to us. Using the 1 Corinthians 13 model, I am proposing an age-old solution for getting through...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Leadership
Fifty years ago, an assassin’s bullet took the life of the greatest civil rights leader of our lifetime, Martin Luther King. Looking at MLK 50 years later, we see his message more clearly, we hear his words more distinctly, and we wish for the civility in...
by admin | Apr 2, 2018 | Leadership
“It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.” I don’t know who is responsible for this quote. Some say Abraham Lincoln, others refer to a similar quote made by Ronald Reagan, and still others...
by admin | Apr 2, 2018 | Social Media
A couple of months ago, CB Insights conducted a survey. The question was “In ten years, which company will we say was a net negative for society?”. The choices were Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. It’s a challenging question, and one especially...
by admin | Mar 29, 2018 | Leadership, Strategy
Many don’t understand the need for strategic planning in some organizations, especially churches. A common feeling is that if we just pray for it “God will provide”. Now I would never want to take anything away from the power of prayer and...
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Social Media
In the pre-social media web (pre web 2.0), it was easy for a business or organization to “oversell” themselves. I saw this from time-to-time. It’s easy to imagine how a business might do this. A website can be designed to make them seem very...
by admin | Mar 21, 2018 | Leadership
I’ve always been impressed with Coach John Wooden (even though I’m not a UCLA fan). His accomplishments, on and off the court, are indisputable. I’m reading Pat William’s book about Coach Wooden and the principles that were passed from...
by admin | Mar 15, 2018 | Leadership
Over the years I’ve noticed that one area that many leaders (including myself) can often improve on, is the ability to take action at the right time, based upon the right amount of information. Leadership is often about setting a direction. That direction...
by admin | Mar 7, 2018 | Leadership
Ken Collier wrote, “The primary quality of a godly leader is that he follows Someone who is stronger than he is, wiser than he is, more discerning than he is, and more in control of circumstances than he is. A godly leader, whether a parent, teacher, supervisor,...
