Talking Leadership
Completing the Mission
Lead Like Jesus' Phyllis Hennecy Hendry shares perspective
Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Phyllis Hennecy Hendry, president and CEO of Lead Like Jesus.Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Phyllis Hennecy Hendry, president and CEO of Lead Like Jesus.
By Outcomes Magazine
Thought Leader
Trusting God’s Plan
Pursuing boldly our calling as leaders
This is a true story, the best kind. It's a story of God's faithfulness and his reality. It's a story about a lesson learned in the most practical of ways for the best of purposes; trusting God with his plan.This is a true story, the best kind. It's a story of God's faithfulness and his reality. It's a story about a lesson learned in the most practical of ways for the best of purposes; trusting God with his plan.
By Doug Mazza
Lead Story
Engaging Millennials
Six practical ways to build a millennial culture
Let's be honest. Millennials get bad press. They are vilified by the media. Millennials are supposedly the laziest, the most entitled, job hopping, disloyal, and narcissistic generation of of all. Who wants to be a millennial after hearing this?Let's be honest. Millennials get bad press. They are vilified by the media. Millennials are supposedly the laziest, the most entitled, job hopping, disloyal, and narcissistic generation of of all. Who wants to be a millennial after hearing this?
By Paul Sohn
Biblically Speaking
Transformational Leadership
Mission, mercy, and your ministry
Transformation is about a substantial change, a metamorphosis of our old man in becoming a completely new creature.Transformation is about a substantial change, a metamorphosis of our old man in becoming a completely new creature.
By Dr. Monty McNair and Dr. Kirk Mallette
Feature
Salute to Rev. Billy Graham
Christian Leadership Alliance salutes the life, legacy and leadership of Rev. Billy Graham
By Outcomes Magazine
Feature
An Extraordinary Culture
Insights from Chick-fil-A on cultural transformation
Nobody can resist a compelling story, and even fewer can resist one with the power to captivate and influence people positively. This is how can come together in a way that will inspire and transform from the inside out.Nobody can resist a compelling story, and even fewer can resist one with the power to captivate and influence people positively. This is how can come together in a way that will inspire and transform from the inside out.
By Dee Ann Turner
Feature
Seeing the Light
The Golden Rule's impact on workplace culture
Former Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen was famous for his rhetorical style because he sounded like a true politician. He once said: "I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times."Former Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen was famous for his rhetorical style because he sounded like a true politician. He once said: "I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times."
By Robert McFarland
Feature
Rehearsing Your Future
The impact of scenario planning
The board is responsible for the mission, vision and over-arching plans of your organization. Those elected to the board answer a call to be stewards of the ministry's purpose, health and effectiveness.The board is responsible for the mission, vision and over-arching plans of your organization. Those elected to the board answer a call to be stewards of the ministry's purpose, health and effectiveness.
By Dr. David Alexander
Foundations
Intergenerational Leadership
Tapping the hidden power of generational diversity
If you were to ask a leader today what their top five issues are in either their workplace or faith-space, chances are millennials would be somewhere on the list.If you were to ask a leader today what their top five issues are in either their workplace or faith-space, chances are millennials would be somewhere on the list.
By Arthur L. Satterwhite III
Raising the Bar
A Tectonic Shift
The shifting generosity landscape for ministries
If we were to step out of our own narrative and look at our organizations through the questioning eyes of a dispassionate but informed observer, what do we see and to what conclusions might we come?If we were to step out of our own narrative and look at our organizations through the questioning eyes of a dispassionate but informed observer, what do we see and to what conclusions might we come?
By Cole Costanzo
Empowering People
Employee Engagement
Isn't the "Lord's work" engaging enough?
As Christian organizations, we often assume that our mission is so clear and compelling that employees will flock to be a part of the "Lord's work" that we are advancing.As Christian organizations, we often assume that our mission is so clear and compelling that employees will flock to be a part of the "Lord's work" that we are advancing.
By Debra Kellar
First Person
The New Rules of Communication
Embracing our definitive moment
While pop culture will always have trendy vernacular that differentiates one generation from the next, what we are seeing is shift that is bigger than buzzwords.While pop culture will always have trendy vernacular that differentiates one generation from the next, what we are seeing is shift that is bigger than buzzwords.
By Mandy Arioto
Sources & Resources
Books and Learning Experiences for Spring 2018
Great insights on leadership, governance, organizational culture and more
Books to help you to think higher as a Christian leader, and information on The Outcomes Conference 2018 learning experiences that go deep on vital topics facing Christian leaders today.Books to help you to think higher as a Christian leader, and information on The Outcomes Conference 2018 learning experiences that go deep on vital topics facing Christian leaders today.
By W. Scott Brown
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