Do Something Remarkable

Seth Godin, one of my favs, on doing something remarkable. Sit a spell, you’ll enjoy this.

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Fear of Feedback

Most of us hate feedback! I know that that has been the case for me throughout my career. Most people – especially ministers and pastors – hate the idea that we would submit ourselves to another’s thoughts, judgments, and perceptions. It all seems terribly threatening, and for good reason too. There are simply too many [...]

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Anti-Leadership

In his book, Tribes, Seth Godin makes these two statements: (1) “Management is about manipulating resources to get a known job done” and (2) “Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change that you believe in.”
As I examined these statements from the early pages of Tribes, I realized that throughout my ministry training [...]

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Criticism

There are at least two wonderful things I’ve learned from people who’ve been fired. The first is this: Your identity cannot be wrapped up in what you do, and secondly, you begin to see criticism differently. It’s this second learning that I want to explore.
Most of us are terribly fearful of criticism. I am. I [...]

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Losing Your Leadership Voice

I enjoyed watching NBC’s “Inside The Obama White House” this week. Rochelle and I always enjoy a peek behind-the-scenes of “the people’s house.” I remember that we stole some Christmas tree ideas from Laura Bush a few years ago. While these specials are typically over-hyped and choreographed (as if the President goes to Five Guys [...]

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