Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Allegiance or Accountability? By Dr. Brian S. Simmons
The Choice Between Blind Allegiance or Brutal Accountability There is a tension between allegiance and accountability. All organizational leaders, at one time or another, face the dilemma of approaching a leader overtaken by a fault or challenging ideas that may not be the best. We wrestle with the tension between disregarding wrong or unwise behavior…
Read MoreAn Interview with Robby Angle: Embracing Your True Identity
Talking Leadership with Robby Angle Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Robby Angle, President and CEO of Trueface. Meet Robby Trueface provides content, relational experiences, and leader development to help people and teams live authentically and experience freedom. Robby loves Trueface because he believes Trueface has created a unique and effective way of teaching complex biblical…
Read MoreEffective Leadership for Women of Faith By Marilyn L. Donnellan
Ten Keys to Effective Leadership for Women of Faith I have struggled most of my life with religious and culturally imposed challenges to my leadership. While a Christian High School student and then at Bible College, I discovered my spiritual gifts were exhortation, administration, and leadership. But those gifts seemed to oppose the teachings on…
Read MoreFive Culture Tips By Richard Todd
Five Culture Tips to Christian Leaders and Their Organizations I love to ask organization leaders about their company culture. Invariably, the more successful the organization is, the more they are focused on their culture. For those that haven’t developed a strategy for their culture, the excuses are numerous: “We’re too small to care about culture,”…
Read MoreUsing Power Poorly By Alec Hill
By Underutilizing Their Power, Passive Leaders Cause Serious Harm Much ink has been spilled on leaders who abuse their positional power. Subordinates are bullied, shady dealings abound, and egos run rampant. But there is another misuse of power that can be just as lethal. Though less notorious, passive leaders also cause real damage. When acting…
Read MoreLeading in The New Abnormal By Larry Gadbaugh
What You Need to Know About Leading in The New Abnormal We are called to lead in abnormal times. All of us are aware of the seismic shifts that have shaken the moral, political, economic, domestic, and international landscape over the last decade. Carl Trueman’s brilliant book, Strange New World, is essential to understand how…
Read MoreThe Pursuit of Excellence By Dr. Bob Snyder
Understand Your Drive for Excellence Striving for excellence in all things is a noble goal. But when this striving is motivated by my ambitions, I can fall prey to pride and greed. How am I to excel when my sin gets in the way? But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,…
Read MoreA Command for Leaders By Ed McDowell
This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord, your God is with you wherever you go. ~Joashua 1:9 NLT Joshua was stepping into leadership of the Israelite nation. He was following none other than Moses. Joshua would be the leader to fulfill God’s promise of receiving a…
Read MoreDirected Steps By Jon Lewis
Directed Steps and Unexpected Paths Two hours into our transatlantic flight, I could tell something was wrong. Having made the long, ten-hour journey from Frankfurt, Germany to Denver, Colorado many times in the past, and having been a former mission pilot myself, I knew that the shortest, great route course was one that should take us straight…
Read MoreMy Identity Equals My Leadership Dr. Kayon Cameron
It All Begins with Identity Your identity determines your leadership. The word says to love others as you love yourself, but many people forget to invest time in learning themselves. Identity is formed based on culture, environment, influencers, and so much more. Today leaders must have an identity rooted in Christ to know they belong…
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