Church Leadership: 5 Steps To Thriving As A Woman Leader In the Church World
More women are taking on roles of leadership in the church now than ever before. The history of Christianity is full of examples of strong, godly women who achieved remarkable breakthroughs for the kingdom of God. Judges 4 tells us that God anointed Deborah as judge of Israel, gave her wisdom and prophetic counsel, and […]
Remembering the Journey
Every story – whether a book or a movie – has what are called plot points. These are pivotal moments in the story that send the character on a different path. Those moments ultimately define the character and the direction of the story. Writers tell us that we need these plot points because if nothing […]
Great Teams
Back in my college days, I was introduced to Abraham Maslow thanks to Dr. Gast, my Educational Psychology Professor. Maslow studied what motivates human behavior and observed that we are all needs junkies; once we have fulfilled one need, we move on to the next one. The basic need starts with food and water and […]
Leading in Context
In his book, Leadership Rules, Jo Owen shared what he learned after he spent several years studying what makes leaders effective. From the world’s foremost bankers and managers to the world’s oldest tribes in Africa, he discovered ONE THING that great leaders have in common: professionalism. By that, he meant that the best leaders in modern […]
Courage in Leadership
You can’t be a good leader without courage. It does not take a lot of courage to stay in your comfort zone, but it does take courage to grow and learn. To push yourself and be willing to fail. Leadership has been defined as ‘taking people where they would not have gotten by themselves.’ That […]
The Discipline of Self-Management
Great leaders are great managers – not just of projects and people, but mostly of themselves. Great leaders have to learn to manage: Their feelings – learning to own their emotions and not deny them, so they can manage them rather than let their emotions be in charge. Their expectations – of themselves, what others […]
Good Medicine for Leaders
Studies show that leaders who lead with positive emotions have workgroups with a more positive mood, enhanced job satisfaction, greater engagement and improved performance. In fact one study at Mayo Clinic revealed that positive emotions could lengthen one’s life span by 10 years. Optimism early in life also predicted good health later in life. Interestingly […]
The Art of Listening
How do you listen? I recently read that the skill which is most necessary to be an effective leader is ‘listening.’ In fact, some are so bold to say that you can’t become a great leader, until you are a great listener – which is often hard to do because most of the time our […]
Facing Your Fears
We were excited for a few days of relaxation at the lake, but when I noticed a huge snake crawling over the porch as we were unloading the car – relaxing was the farthest thing from my mind. Let me just say I am scared to death of snakes! I wanted to scream. Then I […]
Defining Great Leadership
Some things I’ve been reading about great leadership: Great leaders bless people. They inspire and encourage. Great leaders are distinguished as great because of the positive impact they have on the people they lead. In fact, they leave people better off than they were before the leader entered into their lives. Great leadership is important […]
