organizations

How do you keep leaders from pressing the Eject button?

September 29, 2011

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Future of Cru

After some good dialogue in my last post on the Civil Rights Movement, here is Post #5 in my series on the Future of CRU and it was inspired by a post Michael Hyatt tweeted out on retaining talent. It’s worth reading because this is such an under-appreciated element of leadership and in ministry especially. [...]

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Names and Reputations

September 19, 2011

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Future of Cru

After the first post on Transferable Training, it’s time for post #2 in this short blog series on some of what I perceive to be needed culture change in CRU as we move into the future with a new name and renewed commitment to what God has called the organization to. And in light of [...]

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Do you have big plans for your organization?

November 7, 2010

“Sometimes it seems like it was better down in the warehouse you know.” -Daryl, from “The Office” If you watch “The Office” you might remember this line from a couple weeks ago. I thought the storyline between Daryl, the former warehouse worker who is an up and coming entrepreneur, and Michael Scott, the quintessential middle [...]

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B.S.

October 7, 2010

So while I recently did a post on “Bad Words” I recognize there is a certain hypocrisy in writing a post with this title. But I also mentioned that there are things where it’s hard to use normal language to describe. Before I begin, I will offer a disclaimer. I had the bulk of this [...]

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Taking an In-Water Survey (Evaluating on the Go)

October 4, 2010

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

Here’s the next installment of the “Leading on the Seas” series. Head over to the “Leading on the Seas” link in the list of categories to the right for more in the series. Evaluation is always a critical part of leadership efforts. It’s important to measure up results with objectives and examine whether things are [...]

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The Reverse Albatross

September 29, 2010

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

Earlier this week I posted on leadership albatrosses. Today, I’m flipping that discussion on its head and posting on a phenomenon that might be able to be called a “reverse albatross.” While an albatross is a burden or commitment that really prevents leaders from leading in the direction and manner which is needed at a [...]

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Hope and Strategies

September 25, 2010

So I was pleasantly surprised today when I found out while on a hayride that my Bruins took it to the University of Texas today for a most surprising football win.In the post game interview with UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel some things jumped out to me and thought I would relay them here. See below [...]

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Ringing the Bell of Communication

September 20, 2010

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

I’m excited to post the next installment of leading on the seas today. So far all the posts have related to “wind” in some way, so I’m excited to go a different direction today. If you want to check out the other “leading on the seas” posts you can find a listing of them here. [...]

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Empowerment and the Wind in our Sails

September 18, 2010

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

Here’s the next installment of “Leading on the Seas.” I chose another fairly common phrase in today’s vernacular – “taking the wind out of their sails.” Here’s the basic definition via wikipedia:Taking the wind out of his sails – To sail in a way that steals the wind from another ship. cf. overbear. Picture yourself [...]

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