Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
A Leader's Shadow By W. Scott Brown
A Leader’s Shadow Can Create Life-Giving Cultures Like a cloud passing dramatically over a mountain valley, a leader’s character casts a profound shadow on the culture of the organization he or she serves. Leaders with positive and lasting cultural influence follow the Apostle Paul’s admonition: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in…
Read MoreThe Self-Aware Leader By Howard Rich
What difference does it make to a leader to be self-aware? Being Self-aware is one of a leader’s most valuable assets. Some years ago, I had a standing appointment to play racquetball with a friend whom I trusted implicitly. On this particular Monday the racquetball court was closed for resurfacing, so we did what any…
Read MoreSteward Follower By Dr. Kip Warton
Steward Follower: Called to Steward the Leader I am a follower, but sometimes I don’t do it well. Once again I am in a position the leaves me struggling with the decisions made by my boss. Yes, I lead my section but I am bound by the direction provided by my supervisor despite what appears…
Read MoreStrategic Leadership In Action
Strategic Leadership – An Interview with Edgar Sandoval CLA president and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Edgar Sandoval, Chief Operating Officer; World Vision, U.S. Sandoval is responsible for overseeing the implementation of World Vision’s U.S. operations and strategic plan. Sandoval joined World Vision in 2015, bringing with him a strong background in general management, strategy,…
Read MoreThe Greatest Challenge By R. Scott Rodin
A Leader’s Greatest Challenge It may seem presumptuous to propose that there is one challenge to leadership that is so universally experienced that it is consistently at the top of the list of reasons leaders struggle and fail. But a recent experience has moved me deeply and convinced me that there may be just such…
Read MoreTraits of a Good Leader By Heather McCulloch
Discover the Traits of a Good Leader in Jesus I was researching traits of good leaders and I kept coming back to the ultimate leader-Jesus. There are many traits from Jesus that are still applicable to our leadership walks today. Jesus led a team of disciples but also had many people that followed Him as…
Read MoreWhat is a Steward Leader? By Howard Rich
What defines a steward leader? I am in a conversation about leadership and begin referring to steward leaders, and the person I am speaking with gets a quizzical look on their face. The scene replays countless times. At a convenient time in the conversation, this person will graciously correct me and point out I am really…
Read MoreMission Drift By Shawn Manley
It’s Not Mission Drift I’ve served many years in various nonprofit roles, from founder to pastor to board chair. In my decades of training and experience, there is one term that really rankles my feathers: Mission Drift. Mission Drift is often affixed to faith-based organizations. Consultants, speakers and bloggers like to throw around this code…
Read MoreWinning the Power Struggle Way By Lee Ellis
Winning the Leadership Power Struggle the Right Way Of all times, my personal power struggle “spiral” happened near the end of a very meaningful get together with my extended family. Perhaps you have realized it’s when relatives gather that we are the most vulnerable—some of those power struggles can lay dormant for years, just waiting…
Read MoreStewarding the Team By Howard Rich
Stewarding a Team Towards God-given Success Stewarding a team well requires great focus. Leaders often act like they have it all together, but as a leader, I have not been feeling particularly successful lately. I have been going through a period of operating in crisis mode and managing schedules rather than leading people. We all…
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