What'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…

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The Power of Saying "NO" : A Leadership Article to #ADDVALUE

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…

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Your 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…

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Who 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…

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Getting 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…

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The 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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Leadership 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…

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