You should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1, NLT). Perhaps the most influential business consultant in the past 50 years has been Peter Drucker. He wrote about leaders, “The executive is not supposed to be a handyman. He is supposed to be a builder.” Leadership style in business schools in the […]
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV) I’ve been a fan of leadership developer Robert E. Quinn for decades. His book, Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within, has been influential in my life. I reread this book from time to time, and every
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Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too (Philippians 2:3-4, NLT). I’ve on-lined the Harvard Business Review for years — it contains quality research, ideas, articles, and resources. To visit the
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Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:4-5, ESV). For years, the Harvard Business Review has been a favorite read of mine. An article recently discussed the difference between inspiring vs. infuriating leaders
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Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19, ESV). What makes a great leader? One of my favorite books on leadership is entitled Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within by Robert Quinn. I love the following quote from this book… The leader can transform from separate individuals into cohesive
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We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed (2 Corinthians 4:8-9, ESV). I believe the role and job of a pastor is very difficult. Through the years many commented about my ministry—some positive and some negative—but rarely did anyone mention the difficulty
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Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else (Galatians 6:4, NLT). Early in my career as a pastor, someone told me that I was disorganized. I immediately went home to tell my wife so
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If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously (Romans 12:8, NLT). The title of this Interruption is from a Harvard Business Review article entitled (as mentioned) What Leaders Really Do by John Kotter. HBR (Harvard Business Review) is a website/magazine in existence for years with thousands of articles on all things related
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A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NLT). We will all need to work with or lead a team sometime. I consider a team to be at least three people. The group
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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him (Ephesians 1:17, ESV). Success depends on making the right decision. Assuming that we are all leaders, we want to lead effectively. But how? The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 1:17
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