10 Ways to Overcome a Sense of Loss This Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. As the song goes, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But, for some people,…
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Giving Yourself Permission to Pause
I was talking with a leader recently who is wrestling with exhaustion and fear of burnout. As a leader of a fast-growing non-profit, she…
Here Are 7 Things Every Leader Needs to Quit
I’ve often wished I could say something to every leader. Some things I’ve learned the hard way. I often share things leadership should do,…
May We Lead with Love on the Line
These days I spend a lot of time on airplanes. I love working with organizations across the country but that inevitably means hours and hours…
Pastors Can Make the Worst Friends
Most pastors are nice people, they just don’t make good friends. That may seem harsh to say, but as a pastor, I think it…
Here Are 5 Ways Leaders Can Grow in Self-Awareness
Did you know without self-awareness, a leader is stuck? In fact, the biggest hindrance to a leader’s development is not intelligence or work ethic but…
Overwhelmed? 10 Ways to Start Overcoming Today
Do we choose to be overwhelmed? To suffer depression an anxiety? Yes and no. Depression and anxiety are epidemics in our culture. Suicide, the most…
The Top 10 Challenges to Being an Emotionally Healthy Leader
I have been thinking and writing about the qualities of emotionally healthy leadership since 1996. Each book (e.g., The Emotionally Healthy Leader) and theme in The…
Do You Suffer From The “Close to the Pastor” Syndrome?
One of the primary reasons churches under 1,000 fail to grow is their Senior Pastors have never called into question, then systematically dismantled, the “close…