Innovating with Lean Startups
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Leadership
38 posts
Practical leadership: decisions, teams, influence and the habits that build trust.
What Behaviors Destroy Leaders?
Why do so many leaders fail to finish well? Drawing on Dr. J. Robert Clinton’s research, this post explores the sobering reality that only one in three biblical leaders completed their calling faithfully. It examines the six major behaviors that derail leaders—misuse of money, abuse of power, pride, sexual misconduct, family dissension, and complacency—and offers practical insights on spiritual disciplines, lifelong learning, and mentoring as keys to finishing strong.
Successful Leaders Have Sharper Minds
Do leaders think more sharply because they have power, or gain power because they think sharply? What the research says about power and focus.
Tell me what you say “Yes” to, and I’ll tell you who you are.
Your yeses shape who you become. Why successful people say no to almost everything, and how to choose your commitments on purpose.
Everything is an Interview: How to Act, Help, and Behave in Life
Volunteering at a high school drumline competition shows that everything is an interview. How we act and help reveals who we really are.
Discover Your Conflict Management Style – Download Assessment Tool
This tool has 45 questions and identifies six different styles for managing differences: Persuading, Compelling, Avoiding/Accommodating, Collaborating, Negotiating, and Supporting—each can be an appropriate style, and none should be thought of as 'bad' or inferior.
7 Habits Personal Workbook
One of our classes required us to fill out the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People Personal Workbook and write a 5-7 page paper.
9 Things Successful People Do Differently
Discover the nine evidence-based strategies that set successful people apart, based on Heidi Grant Halvorson’s research. This post unpacks practical habits like setting specific goals, seizing opportunities, tracking progress, cultivating grit and willpower, and focusing on positive actions—empowering you to achieve your goals through what you do, not just who you are.
A Survival Guide for Leaders
Leaders must learn to navigate uncertainty and resistance, adapting their approach as they guide their teams through the challenges of organizational change.
5 Things Mission-Minded Jesus People Should STAHP Saying
Five Christian catchphrases, from “love the sinner, hate the sin” to political slogans, that get in the way of honest, mission-minded conversations.