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Monthly Archives: August 2014
“Help! I keep hitting my hand with a hammer and my hand keeps hurting!”
I am ever amazed at human behavior especially relating to organizations and the people who lead and manage them. There seems to be way too much time in some organizations (public, private, and in church world), going over the same … Continue reading
The Top Five Truths of Leadership
1) Some leaders are born with inherent gifts or skills that make them leaders. Some leaders are made over time with a journey that includes experience and possible mentoring in some fashion. Some leaders are a combination of both. All … Continue reading
Leadership in Church World
Women and Their Role in the Church It’s difficult to have a discussion about women having a voice in our churches without having a parallel discussion about the theological basis (complimentarian versus egalitarian) or differences that exists with policy. Further, … Continue reading
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Legalism in Leadership and Management: A Matter of Emotional Intelligence
Sometimes the stalwart response that managers or human resource people like to give with employee requests is, “Sorry, but we don’t want to set any precedent.” I get that but setting precedent relates more to disparate treatment than not granting … Continue reading
A Brief Synopsis of Some Terms Leaders Need to Acknowledge
All the while leaders are leading they need to have certain elements in their peripheral vision. They represent key issues they need to be mindful about when dealing with staff and situations. Ignoring these terms can be costly to the … Continue reading
Toxic Leadership: Why Intelligent People Follow Evil Charisma
When we speak about leaders like Jim Jones or Charles Manson we have to be mindful these are extremes. Their toxic leadership had the effect of enticing their followers but there is more to it than that. On a more … Continue reading
The Self Leadership Journey
Before people can lead others they need to be able to lead themselves. The problem comes in when their leadership standard or benchmark isn’t that high. Oh, they can speak the lingo all right. They can discuss ad nauseam about … Continue reading
The Leadership Delusion Factor
Leaders who are out of touch with their organizations sometimes miss key indicators of systemic issues that are going on. This concept is affectionately called the leadership delusion. It is most appropriate as leaders are actually deluding themselves thinking that … Continue reading
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