Next-generation leaders in their twenties and early thirties have a bit of a bad rap. If you listen to many Baby Boomer and Gen-X leaders talk about younger leaders, the complaints come quickly. They: I’ve worked with a few young…
How do you feel about your phone? That’s an increasingly interesting question. Ask me that a decade ago, and I would have told you I love mine. My guess is that by now, you might have a love/hate relationship with…
“4 Mistakes Parents Make With Technology” was written by Jeff Henderson. Jeff is the CEO and owner of The For Company and is a leading voice on how to create and grow momentum for organizations and leaders. You can book Jeff…
If you’re a driven leader, want to know how to really frustrate your team? Just utter some of the phrases that naturally flow from your mouth. I’ve driven my team crazy over the years by saying things and sharing expectations…
So much is changing so quickly in our culture. One of the things that appears to be changing the most is how deeply we seem to hate each other. Election years and global pandemics only seem to make that trend…
Guess what’s impacting your leadership more than you think? Culture. Specifically, the culture you’re creating as a leader. Often I hear leaders complain about the toxic people they have in their organization (staff, customers, volunteers, attendees). Of course, that happens.…
As everything seems to change around us more quickly than ever, what trends should church leaders pay attention to in 2019? For the last three years, I’ve kicked off the new year with a post on disruptive church trends. You…
Everyone knows that Lone Ranger leaders rarely take their organization as far as leaders who can build a team. But here’s the question no one really wants to ask—Am I a Lone Ranger leader? Cue the awkward tension. If you’re even asking…
It’s a tough question to answer: so, is your church ready for the future? A lot of the time, I’m afraid the answer is no. Culture is changing so rapidly that’s it’s hard for anyone to keep up. Ask people…
Ever done this: looked at other churches and organizations and thought to yourself “I wish I had their leaders?” And then you look around your church and think…”But I don’t have leaders like that. And I have no idea how…