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…

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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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How 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…

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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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Alive or Healthy?

There’s a big difference between “Alive” and “Healthy.” We all know this intuitively, but its so often easy for us leaders to forget. Something can be Alive and not be Healthy. But anything that is healthy is most definitely alive! Here’s what I know…   Every leader wants Healthy way more than we want merely…

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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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