Vision
5 Questions About Invitability And Its Impact on Your Church
This is a guest blog post written by Rich Birch. Rich the founder of Unseminary and is a member of my new Speaking Team. You can book Rich to consult with your team or speak at your next event here. By Rich Birch What is the biggest difference between churches that are growing and those that aren’t? Growing…
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CNLP 277: Sam Collier on How to Find Your Voice, Build a Platform, Stay True to Yourself and Handle Feedback and Criticism
Five years ago, Sam Collier had almost no platform. Today, he’s a well-known podcaster, speaker, host and influencer who speaks on some of today’s largest stages. Sam talks about how he got started, how as an African-American he processed feedback and coaching from many white and minority leaders to learn to speak to a whole…
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3 Things Young Leaders Need To Hear From Their Boss, But Almost Never Do.
This is a guest blog post by Dillon Smith. Dillon is my content manager and is a member of my new Speaking Team. You can book Dillon to speak at your next event here. By Dillon Smith Knowing how to lead the next generation is not easy. As a leader, you know that if you want to…
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CNLP 276: Chris Norton on Beating the Odds in Life and Leadership, Walking Again after Being Completely Paralyzed and the Lessons That Flow From It
Little did Chris Norton know that making a routine football play would change his life forever. Paralyzed from the neck down, doctors told him he had a 3 percent chance of ever regaining sensation in his body. Last year, Chris walked down the aisle with his bride at his wedding. His story has been covered…
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Why I’m Changing My Mind About Technology
How do you feel about your phone? That’s an increasingly interesting question. Ask me that five years ago and I would have told you I love mine. My guess is that by now you might have a love/hate relationship with it. You love what it gives you, but you’re not sure what it’s doing to…
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CNLP 275: Drew Dyck on the Rise of the Internet, the Demise of Curated Content, the Massive Changes in Journalism and Tips on How to Develop Better Self Control
So many leaders struggle with willpower and self-control, whether that’s grabbing that extra piece of chocolate cake, acting up at a meeting or just not taking care of themselves. Drew Dyck discusses his latest book on willpower and explains how habits are the key to greater self-control. As a journalist and publishing acquisition editor, Drew…
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Why Your Strategy Isn’t Working: 3 Critical Factors that Could Be Sabotaging Your Success
This is a guest blog post by Jenni Catron. Jenni is Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group and is a member of my new Speaking Team. You can book Jenni to consult with your team or speak at your next event here. By Jenni Catron You’ve heeded all the best practices. You’ve gone to all the right…
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CNLP 274: Charles Lee on Why So Many Ideas Never Get Turned Into Reality, and the Path to Effective Execution and Scale
So many leaders have great ideas…that go absolutely nowhere. Charles Lee wants to change that. He helps companies and leaders turn ideas into reality. Charles shares a proven path from idea to execution, and shares some of his early life watching his immigrant parents grow and scale businesses. His family helped bring Korean BBQ to…
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5 Unfair Criticisms of Large Churches It’s Time To Drop
When you think of large churches and mega-churches, what comes to mind? If there’s one thing I learned from writing about the church, it’s that some people hate megachurches. With a passion. I try not to engage the trolls and the haters in the comments on my blog (engaging them just gives them what they want).…
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CNLP 273: Ron Kitchens on What It Takes To Become One of the Best Workplaces in America, How To Sustain Economic Growth Through Great People, and How Growing Up Poor Shaped His Leadership for the Better
Ron Kitchens grew up so poor that his childhood memories include moving every time his mom couldn’t pay the rent and rummaging through Goodwill bins to find clothes to wear to school. Today he is CEO of a firm that’s created tens of thousands of jobs in Michigan and beyond and has been voted one…
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