Posts Tagged ‘Coaching’
6 Leadership Lessons from John Maxwell
In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle discuss 6 leadership lessons Matt learned on a recent trip with leadership expert, John Maxwell. Practical, simple and dynamic. From keeping it simple, to autopsying success, to never assuming what our teams actually know, we are sure you will…
Read More5 Things that Affect Morale on a Team
Morale is to a team, what momentum is to an organization. In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle discuss 5 Things that Affect Morale on a Team. As leaders, we need to be aware that morale doesn’t just happen. The leader’s reaction along with four other variables,…
Read More5 Questions to Ask as We Launch Into 2018
The new year is that time of year where we rise up and set resolutions and goals we want to achieve. But as we go through those motions, from the highest level, what do we need to be thinking about as leaders? In February’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt…
Read MoreWhat's a Leader to do with All These Frustrations?!?
Here’s an exercise I heard recently: (I wish I knew who this was from so I could give them the credit… Sorry man or woman.) Write down everything that is ticking you off, bothering you, annoying you and that you’re worried about right now. Then, for 15 minutes, fret about it, whine about it, get…
Read MoreYour Organization's One Sentence Job Description
In March of this year, we rolled out the new Vision Statement for Next Level Church. “Creating a Place that People Love, so they can Experience a Loving God…” I am so excited about this Vision Statement, not because it’s new, but because it isn’t new. We have been living this vision for a long…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreWho You Work For. Who Works for You.
Choosing who you work for and who works for you are two of the most important things a leader will do. Because… You will eventually become who you associate with, both up and down the organization. If you work for someone who is a tyrant than don’t be surprised when you start to…
Read MoreGetting Gas in the Rain
So I had to fill up my gas tank in the pouring rain the other day. I shouldn’t have had too. I had three other chances to do it in when the sun was shining. In fact, I actually thought about doing it. But I didn’t… I didn’t do it because I was apparently… lazy…
Read MoreSomething Kind of Quirky and Cool that I Realized I do All the Time
I’m not sure how it started or where it began. The best I can remember is hearing or reading a few different things that when fragmented together have created a practice that I do all the time now that I’m often not even cognizant of it. 1. I pray for and bless people all…
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…
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