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Who Can You Introduce?

Thinking back over the years I’ve spent with many great leaders, one thing stands out above the rest: great leaders introduce people to other people. They make connections.

You’ve probably experienced this as well. I remember my youth pastor connecting me to someone I refer to as Little Rick. His personality is huge and his heart for God is even bigger. I still run into Little Rick every so often and my heart is filled with joy every time we connect.

 

Or I think of Michael Hyatt and all the leaders he’s introduced me to. Some of those leaders are no longer around (RIP Dan Miller). Others are knocking it out of the part.

I still get such wisdom and insight from those he’s helped connect me with.  Read more...

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Leadership Quotes From Team World Vision’s National Leader’s Gathering 2024

You can tell a great organization by the way they treat their people. One of the best organizations is Team World Vision. They’re working to end the global water crisis by giving everyone access to clean water.

Their work is far-ranging and goes beyond just clean water. They also work to provide nutritious food and health care. It’s the reason I run for them and the awareness of the need for clean water.

This year, I’m running the London Marathon to do this. My goal is to raise $25,000 and bring clean water and life to 500 children. Every $50 raised is a child whose life is changed.

Group photo of people at the Team World Vision National Leader's Gathering 2024. Many in bright orange shirts.

One of the things Team World Vision does is celebrate their leaders. They provide access to regional leaders to help guide them as they lead their local team. They also provide encouragement during the difficult times. Maybe the most amazing thing is they also put together an engaging and informative National Leader’s Gathering to thank them and equip them for the upcoming year.  Read more...

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Embracing Servant Leadership in Your Relationships

Servant leadership is an especially popular idea in the faith community. Yet, servant leadership is applicable in more arenas than in the religious world. You can practice servant leadership wherever you lead.

But, you may be asking yourself, what is servant leadership?

Servant leadership places an emphasis on the leader to steward and care for the resources of an organization. They believe they’ve been placed in a position of trust. More than that, this line of reasoning uses the idea that leaders are servants first. They have to make the needs of their employees a priority.

This flips the script on the traditional leadership paradigm. The leader is no longer at the top. Their main goal is to serve others and help the organization thrive. 

It’s a bold concept. That works.

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Mentoring And Coaching: Developing Future Leaders

An essential part of leadership is training up the next generation of leaders. If you’ve been a part of an organization where a leader left and there was a lack of potential leaders in the organization, you found out how badly the organization suffered. You probably even saw a mass exodus of employees from the organization.

This is a great reason to begin training up future leaders. These are the leaders who will be there when the current generation of leaders are gone. They’ll also be the leaders who head out to other organizations to lead them well.

Mentoring And Coaching: Developing Future Leaders

But what does it take to mentor and coach upcoming leaders? That’s a good question. Another good question is whether mentoring and coaching are the same. Let’s look at that question first.  Read more...

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Inspire Your Team: 5 Ways To Lead By Example And Motivate Others

While leaders are meant to get results, one of their other responsibilities is to inspire those they lead. Leaders are meant to build up, create, and move people.

There are leaders who are failing at this. But not you. You desire to build people, create new leaders, and move them to new heights.

In this article, we will look at 5 ways you can inspire and motivate your team to the next level.

Inspire Your Team: 5 Ways To Lead By Example And Motivate Others

1. Be Accountable:

We hold our teams accountable, but do we hold ourselves accountable? Do we allow those we lead to hold us accountable?

You can motivate and inspire your team by being accountable.

This means you’re open to the feedback of your team. If they see you doing something wrong, you’re willingness to let them approach you is paramount to them being inspired.  Read more...