Posts Tagged ‘CMN’
The 12 Leadership Mistakes of Pilate in the Easter Story (Part 1) (Series)
As we head into the Easter Season, I want to turn our weekly Leadership Conversation to a powerful illustration from the Easter story in the Bible in the person of Pilate. Pilate played a key role (not in a good way) in the crucifixion of Jesus. His decisions (or lack thereof) not only had historical…
Read MoreThe Reason you Can't Move Forward!
So I have 2 growing piles of clothes that are consuming the floor of my closet. They’re clothes I don’t want anymore and I want to donate to Goodwill. They’ve been sitting there for like 6 months, and every time I look at them I get mad and frustrated and agitated that I can’t…
Read MoreLeadership and Little Kids
In Matthew 18, the leaders around Jesus have come to Him to ask what, in their minds, is a very important question. “About that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’” v. 1. Now, I love this because what these leaders were actually asking was, “What…
Read MoreFollow Up on Asking for Feedback
Hey everyone, This past weekend in Part 1 of our “Selfie” series at Next Level Church, I challenged leaders hard on this idea of Inviting Feedback from those closest to us. If you missed it, or just want to hear it again, go here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/selfie-part-1-getting-over/id305232768?i=248399355&mt=2 In an effort to continue to #AddValue to…
Read More5 Ways to Think Differently about Your Company Christmas Card
During the holidays I got a proverbial Christmas card from 1 of the businesses we do business with. Inside there was literally a guy’s signature & his business card. And… He didn’t even sign in the middle. Clearly, I was #267 in his stack of cards to mindlessly scribble his name in as quickly as…
Read MoreA Christmas Gift for Leaders!
Hey everyone! I hope your Christmas Season is going well! If you’re a leader, I’m sure your December is swamped with year-end meetings, new year planning meetings and Christmas parties, obligations and appointments. Let me encourage you leader, to take time for yourself this month as well. So, for the final 3 weeks of 2013,…
Read MoreMy "Heart Inventory" Questions
This past weekend at Next Level Church, I shared how Christmas is the perfect time of year to do a bit of a “Heart Inventory” on ourselves. Here are several questions that I have used over the past couple of years that have been amazingly helpful to unlock the present state of my heart. So,…
Read MoreHow to Define a Win!
When people connect the dots between what they do & the stories of Life-Change, Motivation goes Way Up!!! Stories move the Heart like Data never can. Numbers tell a story, they just don’t tell the whole story. Numbers tell a story, its just a very thin one. The Best Way to Define a “Win” is…
Read MoreWrite a Letter. Change a Life.
One of the things I am passionate about is leveraging what God has given me for the least of these. A dream came true last month when we were able to see close to 400 children receive sponsorship through Compassion International over 1 weekend of the God of the Underdogs series at Next Level…
Read More7 Tips for Getting Better as a Communciator
As I mentioned last week, I’ve been speaking publicly now for over 20 years and as best as I can calculate, I’ve given over 3000 talks. Over the years, I’ve developed some “practices” that I know help me do what I do better and hopefully will help you too. Here are 7 tips…
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