Here’s an opportunity with AI almost nobody’s talking about. AI is about to free up your Red Zone and Yellow Zone considerably. The inbox triage. The first draft (not for your sermons, but for so many other things). The research…
If you’re a driven leader, chances are you are always pushing yourself to hit new goals, produce more, and become more efficient. But what many don’t realize is that your drivenness can easily slide into toxic productivity. Don’t get me…
Learning to say no (nicely) is key to effective leadership. It’s difficult because when you’re starting out (like I did 20+ years ago) with almost no people, no money, and lots of time on your hands, you end up saying…
Ever wonder if you’re burning out? I know a lot of leaders and people who wonder about that. There’s a fine line between being tired and actually burning out. The challenge is, once you cross the line, it’s so difficult…
Christmas has always felt like a mixed blessing for me as a leader. For years, it hasn’t felt like a break. As a pastor, Christmas is our biggest outreach and largest services of the year. Realizing that this is the…
What is it about the items on your to-do list that make them so impossible to actually do? Working in ministry comes with a unique set of challenges when it comes to efficiency… and your never-ending list of responsibilities is just…
In a world with so much advice about productivity, why do most leaders still struggle with feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and overcommitted? It’s a fair question. The answer is complex, but part of it has to do with the fact that…
If you talk to most leaders today—young leaders, older leaders, and pretty much everyone in between, they’re tired. Fatigued. Exhausted. Depleted. If you talk to most leaders today—young leaders, older leaders, and pretty much everyone in between, they’re tired. Fatigued.…
Time famine is a big challenge for leaders. No matter how much your organization grows or declines, how many staff quit or join, how many upset people you have to deal with, or how insane the world gets, you only…
This post is an excerpt from Jordan Raynor’s book, Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive. By Jordan Raynor: Now more than ever, we are living in what C.S. Lewis’s devil Screwtape called “the…
How many productive hours a day do you have in you? It’s a more important question than you might think. When I was starting out in leadership, I might have answered that by saying eight or ten. Or twelve. What…
If you took an honest look at the pace that you’re currently living at, could you do it forever? Would you want to? For most people, the answer is no. Fifteen years ago, I thought the answer to that question…