Posts Tagged ‘People Management & Care’
Lifelong Learning for Leaders: CLA Online Academy Fall 2014
It’s time for Christian leaders who are committed to lifelong learning to head back-to-school! The Fall Term for the CLA Online Academy starts in September and there are a dozen dynamic modules being offered. This Fall, CLA is pleased to introduce the NEW CCNL1 Leadership Module. This module covers both leadership and board governance and…
Read MoreHow the Best Christian Workplaces Engage Emerging Leaders
For the past 10 years, Al Lopus, as president and cofounder of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI), has been conducting the Best Christian Workplaces Survey. This 58-question, broad-based human resources survey compiles data on people practices and the way they’re experienced in Christian workplaces. Lopus and his organization have surveyed over 500 different Christian…
Read MoreLeaders Investing in Leaders: CLA Online Academy Summer 2014
The Summer quarter is rapidly approaching for the CLA Online Academy that is powered by Azusa Pacific University College and sponsored by ECFA. This online experience to learning makes leadership development easy and accessible. It’s the place where you will find great leaders investing in leaders! What a great time for you to sharpen your…
Read MoreThe Power of Mirrors
By Larry Johnston He doesn’t get much press these days. Especially in nonprofit circles. Perhaps he should. His name is Charles Horton Cooley, and in 1902 he expounded what he called the “looking-glass self.” A social psychological concept of self, it says, in essence, “I am not who I think I am, nor am I who…
Read More12 Most Common Questions about the CLA Online Academy
The Spring quarter is rapidly approaching for the CLA Online Academy that is powered by Azusa Pacific Online University and sponsored by ECFA. This dynamic online menthod to of learning makes leadership development easy and accessible. Here are some of the most often asked questions about the CLA Online Academy: 1. What is a module? A…
Read MoreAre You Listening?
By Dr. Henry Cloud “You won’t believe what happened today,” a leadership conference attendee said at the dinner gathering. “What?” I asked. “After your talk today, about trust being built through connecting with another person’s reality, I had a breakthrough,” he said. “Really? What happened?” I asked. “Well, for the last year I have been…
Read MorePeople: A Leverage Point for Change
By James Lewis, CCNL Your ministry is aging. The internal culture has changed, and the external context is vastly different than what you started with twenty or even ten years ago. To adjust to these changes many start by reviewing their mission statement, which defines the organization as a whole. However, my studies and experience have…
Read MorePerfection
by Romney Ruder Perfection. It is interesting how this word has been used over the course of time. Commentators use the word to describe Kevin Durant’s basketball jump shot. Jewelers use the term to help drive up the price of precious gems. Even weather forecasters refer to the looming storm systems with this word. It…
Read MoreHow "Sticky" is Your Ministry for Women Leaders?
By Dr. Halee Scott Ann initially applied as an administrative assistant at a ministry in Tennessee when her husband lost his job in the economic recession of 2008. Upper management quickly saw she had a great mind for business, and she catapulted through the ranks in the organization, eventually becoming the company’s first female vice-president.…
Read MoreHow "Sticky" is Your Ministry for Women Leaders?
By Dr. Halee Scott Ann initially applied as an administrative assistant at a ministry in Tennessee when her husband lost his job in the economic recession of 2008. Upper management quickly saw she had a great mind for business, and she catapulted through the ranks in the organization, eventually becoming the company’s first female vice-president.…
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