Why do leaders exist? This is perhaps one of the most simple yet profound questions we can ask about leadership. Oddly, I am not sure I have ever heard anyone address it.
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Why You Must Confront Seemingly Indispensable but Disrespectful Team Members
When seemingly indispensable employees become disrespectful, you must confront them. This is never easy, but is essential if you are going to be an effective leader.
The Easiest Way to Overcome Bad Habits
Do you have a bad habit you’d like to overcome? If so, you might take a lesson from the pin oak tree, focusing on what you want rather than what you don’t want.
How to Avoid a Public Backlash When Introducing a Major Organizational Change
The TSA is suffering a backlash in the court of public opinion. This entire mess was largely avoidable. How? Through a better executed communications strategy.
The Incarnational Principle of Leadership
The incarnation is the Christian teaching that God became man. This teaching is beginning to have an enormous impact on my practice of leadership.
How Leaders Make Tough Decisions
As a leader, you will often have to make tough decisions. Former president George W. Bush provides an inside look at how leaders go about this daunting work.