Posts Tagged ‘@MatthewKeller’
5 Team Work Lessons from John Maxwell
Matt and Kyle continue to discuss personal lessons from leadership expert, John Maxwell. In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, the topic is 5 lessons about team work. From understanding that success and significance aren’t the same thing, to what it means to loan your influence, once again, this month…
Read More6 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 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 More9 Truths about Failure
1. Some failures are worthwhile. Most in fact. 2. External events that keep you from reaching a goal does not constitute failure. 3. Blaming others makes you bad at failure. 4. Owning failure publicly and quickly makes you good at failure. 5. Examining failures makes you wise. 6. Failure is not final; stop acting like…
Read More5 Teachability Principles that could Change your Leadership Forever
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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreHow to Up Your Energy Level at Work INSTANTLY!!!
The natural tendency of a leader’s schedule is to drift toward “have to’s” and away from “want to’s.” Of course there are just some meetings we “have to” have, but the reality is, the bigger our organization gets, the more likely this “have to” creep gets. The problem is: The “have to” meetings drain us…
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 MoreThe 2 Things that will make your Employees LOVE coming to work! (And its not Money!!!)
#1: A Focus on Building Great Products & Services. #2: A Focus on Building a Great Culture. (aka a Great Place to Work) The problem is, most leaders only focus on #1. They think, “As long as our product is great and we’re paying people decently, then we’re succeeding.” In fact, the business world is built to…
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