You’ve seen leaders who have stopped growing. It’s not a pretty sight. If you’ve stopped growing as a leader, you’ve stopped leading well. But often, the leaders who have stopped growing don’t realize it’s happened. After all, the people who lack self-awareness…
Seven years ago at age 22, Sarah Piercy became Carey Nieuwhof’s executive assistant. In this candid and honest interview, Sarah shared how she learned not only to be an exceptional executive assistant (in Carey’s view), but how she did it…
Ever asked yourself: What do the great leaders do that other leaders (average and, well, poor) don’t? Greatness in leadership is in part born, but it’s also learned. Just because you have the instincts for leadership doesn’t make you a great…
So you have a to-do list and you’ve prioritized tasks clearly, but you still struggle to get it all done and come home drained. Why is that? Sometimes it’s not just a question of becoming more organized, more efficient or getting…
Because you’re a leader, chances are you’re almost too busy to read this post. And yet this is also true: this week you’ll spend way too much time in meetings you don’t need to be in, you don’t want to be in, and…
If there’s one characteristic I see in successful leaders, it’s passion. The more church leaders I connect with, the more I see this trend: leaders of growing churches (and growing organizations) have a white hot passion for their mission. You…
What does it mean to be the church in a post-Christian culture? And why are more and more American Christians becoming churchless? David Kinnaman, President of Barna Research Group, talks about why Americans are becoming churchless more quickly than ever…
So…over the years, I’ve struggled with insecurity as a leader. Maybe you have too. Most leaders I know struggle with some level of insecurity. But there was a season where I didn’t really know I was insecure. And with most…
If you’re going to make it in leadership over the long haul, you need a strong inner circle. And that’s exactly what many leaders don’t have. Too many leaders I talk to are isolated, a bit lonely and as a…