Strategy
7 Signs You Should Never Take the High Impact Leader Course
Today’s a very special day for me and for many other leaders. Today’s the final day of our current High Impact Leader Course launch. The course disappears tonight (Thursday, May 25th, 2017) at midnight. So far, we’ve been able to help 2,200 leaders get their life and leadership back by getting time, energy and…
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The #1 Reason Your Work Is Never Finished
Ever feel like your work is never finished? You can’t quite stop working at home. You wake up most mornings feeling like you’re just stepping back onto the treadmill that never stops. On rare occasions, you think you’re done (at least for now), but then you head out for dinner or take a walk only…
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7 Ways Otherwise Great Leaders Blow It When Leading Change
Almost every leader I’ve ever met wants to change something. If I asked you right now what you’d love to change in your church or organization, you’d probably be able to offer an answer within seconds. Some of you want to change everything. If you don’t want to change anything, you’re probably not a leader. The…
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Why Busy Leaders Make Bad Leaders
Ask a lot of people how they are, and they’ll shoot you a single word answer: Busy. If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that’s a pet peeve of mine. I hate it when people tell me they’re busy. What does that really accomplish in the first place? Nothing. How does it help the person you’re talking to?…
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CNLP 140: Tony Morgan on Discovering What Stage Your Church Is At In Its Lifecycle
Tony Morgan has helped over 200 churches in the last 8 years, and has observed that most churches go through predictable patterns in its lifecycle. Combining the insights of Les McKeown (Episode 112) and others, Tony has identified 7 specific stages in the life-cycle of a church and shows you where you need to be,…
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How I Recovered From Burnout: 12 Keys To Finding Your New Normal
I had never been through anything quite as deep, or frankly, personally frightening as my burnout in 2006. Burnout moves fatigue and the darkness from a place where it was in your control to place where you can simply no longer control either. I regularly hear from leaders who have let me know that they’re in the midst…
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4 Bad Ways to Run a Church — And One Good One
Something’s driving your church. There are a variety of things that run a church…the challenge for many church leaders is no one is really quite clear on what that is. What drives your church is critical because it impacts everything you do. Ultimately, it directly impacts both your health and your growth as a congregation. As…
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20 Life and Leadership Lessons I Learned From Reggie Joiner
I’ve been at the Rethink Leadership and Orange Conferences this week in Atlanta. If you’ve never been you’re missing out. I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Reggie Joiner over a number of years. We have written together, traveled together and spoken together and even started the Rethink Leadership conference together. But more than that, he’s…
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7 Things Every Leader Should Banish Starting Today
As a leader, there are things you do every day. Some help—others, not so much. I’ve found that as I’ve grown as a leader, I’ve regularly had to change how I think, how I lead and even what I say. Fortunately, there are hacks you can learn along the way that will help you get…
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5 Key Principles Every Leader Should Master
If you were to focus on just a handful of key principles to master in leadership, which would you focus on? I get asked almost every day for advice, and I’ve written hundreds of posts on this blog filled with principles. Here are 5 principles I think about almost every day. The first three relate…
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