Posts Tagged ‘Scott Rodin’
The Path to Leadership Failure By R. Scott Rodin
Time to Assess if You are on the Path to Leadership Failure Every day we hear stories of leadership failure. Some are national in scope, some regional, some in our own communities. Whether it’s a moral failing, an ethical compromise, poor decision making or just pure burnout, it’s likely each of you reading this blog…
Read MoreThe Investment of Time By Scott Rodin
An Eternal Perspective on Time Invested As we use these last days of 2021 to look back on how we invested our time in 2021 and look ahead to all that the new year might bring, I want to encourage us to assess our lives, our work, and our moment in history from an eternal…
Read MoreThanks for Nothing! By Scott Rodin
When Jesus Gave Thanks for… Nothing! Giving thanks is a practice often found throughout the Bible. We are likely all familiar with the story of Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000. However, there is a short phrase embedded in the story that is remarkable, and challenging! When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming…
Read MoreThe Greater Mission By Scott Rodin
The Greater Mission and Mission Statements For the past 20+ years I have been helping organizations write or revise their mission statements. Used properly, mission statements are both an anchor point and a guide. By clearly articulating who we are, what we do, and why we do it, our mission statement speaks both internally by…
Read MoreDiscover Words That Inspire By Scott Rodin
Words That Inspire Leaders Writing blogs on leadership always presents the challenge of articulating new ways and words to inspire and equip leaders. These blogs are meant to share unique angles on leadership practices that can inform and encourage our readers for today’s challenges. Recently, however, I’ve found myself reflecting on words of advice from…
Read MoreThe Journey Center of the Path By Scott Rodin
A Steward’s Journey: Leading from the Center of the Path In my work through The Steward’s Journey, we equip leaders for the journey of becoming steward leaders through a process of understanding and embracing seven keys. The third of those keys reads as follows: Steward leaders are secure in their identities in Jesus Christ. They…
Read MoreOne Simple Question By Scott Rodin
A Simple Question in a Complicated Age Let me start with the one simple question, “Where are you, right now with Christ?” Looking Back This is the final CLA blog for 2020. What can we say about it all? It would be tempting to do a retrospective of the year and try to reflect…
Read MoreStewarding What’s Broke By Scott Rodin
Stewarding What’s Broke in Times of Chaos There is an old adage that says, “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” I would encourage leaders of Christian nonprofits to consider a different version of that saying, “If it’s broke, don’t fix it.” What do I mean by that? In working with a large number…
Read MoreOur “Come to Jesus” Moment By Scott Rodin
Is This Our ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment? Yesterday the Christian Post reported that “more than 60% of American believers of all faiths feel that the novel coronavirus pandemic is a sign that God is telling humanity in this moment to change how it is living.” It stated further that, “thirty-one percent of Americans who believe…
Read MoreThe Challenge to Define Reality By Scott Rodin
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. ~ Max De Pree We may agree that to define reality is good advice, but it may be more difficult than we think. How does a leader define what is real for their organization? The need to define reality assumes that there are a host…
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