I shared my brief review on Extraordinary Leadership a few days ago and I wanted to highlight what I appreciated the most about the book. In a section of the book dedicated…
Category: Relationships
Failing Leaders
I was going through an old magazine I got at some conference I went to and I came across this top 10 list – the top 10 ways to fail as a…
Some Thoughts on In Over Our Heads – Review
I just finished In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life by Robert Kegan. Kegan is a Harvard guy and from what I can tell and what I’ve heard he’s…
Style vs. Conceptual Capacity in Leadership
“Approaches which focus on leadership style tend to ignore what is most fundamental about leadership. Leaders add value to their organizations by exercising discretion and making sound decisions. The style with which…
The Forum: Day Two & Buckingham
So here was Day Two of the SEU Leadership Forum: Craig Groeschel, Marcus Buckingham, Erwin McManus, and Gen. Colin Powell. Today was simply awesome. Each one of them exceeded my expectations. I…
The Forum: Lencioni and the 3 Signs
I wanted to share some brief thoughts on the portion of Patrick Lencioni‘s presentation on his book The Three Signs of a Miserable Job. I hadn’t heard about this book yet so…
Is Personal Courage a Prerequisite to See Truth?
Howard Thurman believed it is, as he wrote in his devotional classic Meditations of the Heart. He writes, “It is a fearful admission that courage is required to see the true thing….
Leadership & Perspective Taking
In this second post from Tim Muehlhoff’s message to the leadership track, I want to highlight a couple of the concepts Tim emphasized regarding listening and bridging for understanding, especially with differences…
Self-Differentiation
I wanted to continue my exploration into the world of congregational systems by sharing Steinke’s description of self-differentiation. He writes, “Self-differentiation in emotional processes refers to the amount of self available to…