Leadership

If you’re a pastor, leader, church planter or young leader, I would love to spend some time with you, & one of the ways we can do that is through my 1st book that I released 3 years ago called the Up the Middle Church. It’s a collection of stories, principles & real-time leadership learnings…

Dan Cathy, CEO of Chik-fil-A is definitely a Business Leader I admire & seek to learn from. (I actually have the privilege of sitting in a 60 minute Q and A a few years back… amazing!) In this 4 minute clip, he is interviewing Seth Godin, who is a personal hero in the realm of…

     I was recently reminded of the power of saying “NO” in a book I’m reading called, Rework. In it, the authors, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson make the statement:                “It’s easy to say yes. Yes to another feature, yes to an overly optimistic deadline,               yes to a mediocre design. Soon the stack…

I’ve had an interesting observation recently at events where I’ve been speaking… Surprisingly few people buy the books. First, a couple confessions: 1.  I’m an avid reader. I read 4 to 6 books at a time, in different categories, and with different reasons in mind. Therefore, I’m always on the lookout for new content that…

     In Leadership, people follow the leader far more than they follow a vision statement, strategy, or bottom line.      When it comes to leading our organizations, are vision statements, flow charts, spreadsheets and strategies important? Yes, but at the end of the day, what too few executives fail to remember is that… People Follow…

This week I am reposting an article I wrote for pastors & leaders who feel like they can’t get ahead on their Sunday Message content. There’s hope for you… I hope this helps, Matt Keller Taming the Monster of Sunday (Help for Pastors under Pressure) One of the most taxing things about being a lead…