Leadership is a key component to living our calling and initiating change in the world. Under this topic, we talk about the qualities and skills of effective leaders.
We are in the middle of a series on leadership. If you missed any of the previous articles, you can see them here: [one | two | three]. Last time we explained that you need to be the kind of person people want to follow. In today’s article we are explaining that you also need […]
We are in a series on leadership. You can read the previous articles in the series here: first, second. Fundamentally, leaders have followers. Well, duh! Still, there is lot underneath that statement to unpack. You can’t make people follow you. Sure you might be the boss. But this isn’t necessarily leadership. True leaders have willing […]
Last week I talked about the first thing you need to know about leadership where we said that a leader is thinking about everybody rather than just themselves. The second thing you need to know about leadership is initiative. Leaders initiate. Leaders see what needs to be done and take initiative to get that done. […]
There are a lot of books and articles about leadership. But there really is only one underlying difference between a leader and a non-leader. It boils down to this: Non-leaders take care of themselves, and let others take care of themselves. While leaders think about where we all need to get to, and encourage and […]
A reference experience is something you went through in the past that can help you navigate something your going through now. I recently called on a reference experience and thought I’d share as an encouragement to you to get the most out of your own reference experiences. My little cat Calvin had gotten a lot […]
OK, you probably don’t really want to be a jerk, but I’m finding that being the opposite of a jerk is really helpful. So what it takes to be a jerk is actually an enlightening inquiry. As I am currently developing a course on how to be the kind of person people respond well to, […]
“They’re carrot cake Kisses,” the nice lady at the chamber of commerce mixer said as I pulled some candy from the basket on her table. I thought maybe I didn’t hear her correctly. “Excuse me?”I asked. “They’re carrot cake Kisses,” She repeated. I decided to try one for myself. “Hm,” I let out. “That’s interesting.” […]
“Oops! I didn’t mean to go there,” my eldest son said as he brought the car fully back into our lane. “I was looking over there.” “Yeah,” John answered our son. “You tend to go where you look.” As the teaching and practice with the driver’s permit continues, there are actually some valuable life lessons […]
That’s the fluffy underside of my cat Hobbes–he’s being vulnerable. He’s assessed that I’m a safe person and that he doesn’t always have to worry about protecting himself when he’s with me. It’s nice to know he trusts me and we’re closer because of it. In fact, there are benefits in being vulnerable in our […]
I once received some excellent advice about sending email. If you’re feeling emotionally charged and need to send an email, you can write the email but don’t send it right away. Instead, walk away and revisit it after you’ve cooled down. Sending an email when you’re angry, hurt or frustrated can seriously create a mess […]
