Posts Tagged ‘Communicators’
6 Public Speaking Lessons from John Maxwell
In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle discuss 6 public speaking lessons Matt learned on a recent trip with leadership expert, John Maxwell. From risk taking to complimenting others in public, it is yet another podcast full of gold.
Read MoreMastering Your Weekly Executive/Assistant Meeting
The weekly one-on-one meeting between an executive and their assistant is the most important hour of the work week. This month’s Assistant Takeover with Matt Keller and Cheri Williams goes in depth with what a typical weekly meeting should look like, from what you should cover to managing your time and more. Lean in as…
Read MoreRaising Up a Team of Communicators in your Church
Last summer in order to give myself some breathing room for some writing I needed to get done, I did a “Summer Repost Series” of favorite articles. It worked well… so here we go again! The next 6 weeks will be a “Summer Repost Series” of some of my favorites. To start off, I’m tackling…
Read MoreWhat I'm Learning from Jimmy Fallon
I’m learning a lot from Jimmy Fallon these days. (@JimmyFallon) As a communicator, I am always watching a wide variety of communicators, artists and talent. Recently, one comedian I have been learning so much from is Jimmy Fallon! I love what he has done for the tonight show! He truly is a legend already, and…
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 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 MoreThe Official "Top 10" List of Books to Read in 2014 Part 3
This is week 2 of my 1st Annual “Top 10” Books List for reading in the New Year. Because every leader I know is busy, my desire is to do the “Screening” for you. Today we’re looking at my Top 3 books for the Personal Growth Category. These are must reads for every leader…
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…
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