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Leadership Wednesday

Teamwork and the Spurs

I’m not a huge basketball fan, but I’m a big fan of teamwork–and I like poetry.  And no team in recent memory demonstrates the sheer poetry of selfless, purposeful teamwork like the current NBA champs. Every once in a while,… Read More »Teamwork and the Spurs

Circles are better than rows

  Thanks to Andy Stanley for this powerful thought.  Leaders, are we intentionally moving people into the circles of Christian community, or are we satisfied with leaving them in rows listening to us talk?          

Everything is YOUR fault

Hey, watch this: As per usual, Pixar nails it; this time in area of leadership.  Hopper’s right.  If you assume leadership, you assume responsibility for team failure.  All of the responsibility.  It’s what great leaders do, and that’s why all… Read More »Everything is YOUR fault

Making progress?

“Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an… Read More »Making progress?

People in the rough

There are those people who draw attention to themselves.  And rightly so, for they are often talented and well-spoken and friendly.  They are the leaders; the stand-outs.  They make things happen, and they are great to have on the team. … Read More »People in the rough

People are…

People are messy. People are difficult. People are frustrating. People are hurtful. People are fickle. People are unfair. People are disappointing.   Love them anyway. This is what it means to be leader who believes in the messy, unfair, and… Read More »People are…

Leaders trust

Trust.  It’s the fuel that relationships run on.  It’s the “currency” that every relational “transaction” uses.  Like a solidly-built bridge, trust under-girds every fruitful conversation.  Like a trusty weather balloon, trust lifts relationships out of the mundane of mere affection… Read More »Leaders trust