Before I started my sabbatical, I dreaded the sound of a ringing phone. But during my sabbatical, part of me craved it.
When the opening bell of my sabbatical rang, I didn’t expect to get nonstop e-mails. I didn’t think the organization would dismiss the team, cease operations, ...
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5LQ Episode 25: How to be an Expert Business Traveler –
Business travel is a necessary evil. It is taxing, tiring, and often annoying, but we have to do it regularly and make the best of it. In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Daniel Im, and I discuss how to be an expert business traveler. We talk ...
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Leadership Identity: Part Five –
You don’t expect a habit of openness from a pizza company, but Domino’s Pizza has shaken up the industry. They told the world that their pizza sucked through a campaign called “Oh Yes We Did.” To formally make amends and launch a new recipe for their signature product, Domino’s ...
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Leadership Identity: Part Four –
Many people don’t know I grew up in a trailer park. I’m not ashamed of my upbringing, mind you; it just rarely arises in conversation. I first realized the effect my upbringing had on my current disposition while in London. Steve and I spent much time discussing my childhood and ...
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Leadership Identity: Part Three –
I remember the day vividly. On my third day in London, Steve took me to get a coffee at Costa Coffee, a well-known coffeehouse chain in the small town of Hedsor, west of Heathrow Airport about twenty-five minutes. We found a table outside, and I enjoyed a latte while Steve downed ...
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5LQ Episode 24: Matt Perman –
In this episode of The 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins and I talk with Matt Perman, the author of What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done. He is a speaker and consultant and formerly oversaw the development of Desiring God's web ...
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Leadership Identity: Part Two –
Your sense of identity will help determine your scale of influence. Ignore it at your own peril.
Do you have the courage to be rather than cease? To be you rather than someone else? Are you brave enough to resist the forces trying to shape you into something you’re not? If so, ...
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Leadership Identity: Part One –
The rumble of the airplane engine sounded like a freedom song. My sabbatical from Catalyst had officially begun. Next stop: London, England.
For the first time in over a decade, I had no workplace responsibilities, no e-mail in-box to clear, no deadlines to meet. As with any new ...
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5LQ Episode 23: What’s the Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring? –
"Coaching" and "mentoring" are terms that get used a lot by leaders. Younger employees need coaching. Or mentoring. Or both. What exactly is the difference, again? In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast Todd Adkins, Brad Lomenick, and I discuss the differences ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
3 Reasons Guests Aren't Returning to Your Church - Geoff Surratt
Geoff shares several common reasons guests don't connect with a church upon visiting, and what your church can do to shore up a better chance of helping them want to come back.
How Full is Your Cup? - Jeremie ...
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Teaching Leadership in Your Church –
I believe in the old saying: "Everything rises and falls on leadership." If you don't believe it, then I would invite you to intentionally lead poorly for a season and then report to the rest of us what happens.
Now, yes, for my theologically-minded friends, I know that ...
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Why the Church Should Excel in Developing Leaders –
In a local community, no other gathering of people or institution should outpace the church at forming and developing leaders because no other collection or gathering of people has a greater mission, a greater promise, and a greater reward.
No greater mission
Today, even as you ...
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