Category: Leadership
Three Kinds of People That Should Be On Your Team
Church staff teams are often like cities that have sprung up in the desert with no planning. Many churches are carrying people on their church staff teams that they would not hire again today. But who should you add to …
How Side Meetings Destroy Team Unity
One of the most destructive things to team unity is when team members have side meetings after the main meeting. The main meeting may be a staff meeting or elder meeting or lead team meeting. The side meeting after the …
Why only one-third of your hires are going to work
Only one-third of your new hires are even going to work out. This sobering statistic should cause us to exercise caution in all of our hiring decisions. Peter Drucker says “Executives make poor promotion and staffing decisions. By all accounts, …
Real Leadership is Not Lonely
Some say that leadership is lonely. But I have found the opposite to be true. Real leaders are seldom alone and need not be lonely. Real leaders are always developing people around them. They are surrounded by people that they …
On Long Meetings and Long Sermons
On Long Meetings Please do not imprison me in a long meeting because you failed to take the time to prepare for a good short one. Peter Drucker says that the best leaders spend more time preparing for the meeting …