Posts Tagged ‘consulting’
A 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 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 MoreSimple Things Spread
Whatever your message is, whatever your idea, keep it simple. Simple things spread. If it’s too difficult to explain, nobody will, If it’s too complicated to understand, nobody will. Every time we adds a layer of complexity, we slow down the viral ability of our idea. Every time we add a rule or guideline,…
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…
Read More3 Books that are Impacting me Right Now
Happy Wednesday (Hump Dayyyyy!) Everybody! I thought I’d give you a bonus, Midweek post this week. Enjoy! As most of you know, I’m an avid reader. At any time, I’m usually reading between 4 and 6 books and right now is no exception. I wanted to let you know of 3 books in particular…
Read MoreMy Perfect Day – A Help for Creative Leaders
As a Creative Leader, it is necessary for me to get away from the office and write, create, think, etc. That is my job. I “get paid” to create & think. Our organization moves forward best when I am doing these things. Consequently, my assistant schedules entire days where I am not just out of…
Read More5 Questions to Ask Someone Soon…
5 Questions to Ask Someone Soon: Whether you are spending time with a friend, a spouse, a co-worker or someone you are coaching or mentoring, these 5 questions can lead to some great conversations and/or opportunities to learn, teach and grow for both of you. 1. What has Surprised you Recently? There is much…
Read MoreBe the Underdogs – #1 – Excuses are Everywhere! (An Underdogs Leadership Series)
Excuses are Everywhere… No More Excuses. In the weeks leading up to the Launch of the God of the Underdogs book, I want to take some time on MattKellerOnline.com to apply the “9 Excuses” found in the book to our lives in a succinct and unique way (300-500 words). And since I use this website…
Read More5 Teachability Principles that could Change your Leadership Forever – (Summer Repost Series)
The final installment of our “Summer Repost Series” has to do with one of my favorite topics in all the world, & one of the most important characteristics of the Leadership Culture at Next Level Church. I’m talking about… Teachability! Our working definition of teachability is, “Being willing to relearn that which we think we…
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