Category: Leadership
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Mitt Romney may be best known for being the Republican candidate who ran against Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. But even though Romney didn’t become America’s CEO, he has led companies, organizations, and one state government. He was CEO of Bain & Co. and later cofounded Bain Capital, led the 2002 Salt Lake City U.S.…
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We all want to win! Whether you are the United States Soccer team playing the World Cup, a PTA board member, a local church, or a multinational corporation, we all want to accomplish the vision of the organization. That’s the win. But how do we do it? VISION First, the organization must have a clear,…
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THE MYTH OF MULTITASKING was written by James Clear, jamesclear.com The word priority didn’t always mean what it does today. In his best-selling book, Essentialism(audiobook), Greg McKeown explains the surprising history of the word and how its meaning has shifted over time. The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very…
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What It Takes To Change Your Brain’s Patterns After Age 25 Most of our brain’s patterns are solidified by our mid-20s, but it is possible to change your brain’s pathways and patterns with these methods. I recently read this article and found it of great interest. – Enjoy! “In most of us, by the age…
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I’d like to recommend if you are leader in any sphere of life you consider reading LEADERSHIP PAIN by Samuel R Chand. Here are a few take-aways to wet your appetite. You will grow to the threshold of your pain Early Christians understood their vocation as Jesus’ followers to include their own suffering…through it all…
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I don’t care who you are or what you do. Be a mentor. Have a mentor. Don’t worry if you don’t understand mentoring. Just go engage in one of the nine behaviors that follow. 9 Functions of a Mentor: “Define the landscape.” Focus on details to get things done – see the landscape to plot…
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YOU HAVE HEARD IT SAID THAT, “THE CULTURE DOWN THE HALL BEATS THE MANTRA ON THE WALL.” WELL THAT’S TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO TEAMS AS WELL AND THE WRONG CULTURE WILL KILL TEAMWORK NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY. We often preach the value of teams and try to instill teams in our churches, whilst continuing organisational and…
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12 Actions of the Greats 1. Responsibility: spoke about this yesterday (see my notes) 2. Mindset: Desire for more is not evil. The greats have a strong belief system. Fear, self doubt, intimidation don’t cripple the greats. Godfidence. If you think I’ll never do that, you probably won’t. Van Gogh only sold 2 paintings in…
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Matthew 16:13-18 The Four Essential Areas of Leadership (continued) Vision Caster Team Builder Decision Maker Problem Solver Vision Caster (cont) Positioning Yourself in FAITH God lives in the positive mode Faith enables you to function properly even when you have tough things happening. Three Areas of Faith Faith in God: Faith in Others: (team) environment…
