This heart-searching post comes from Dan Higgins. As he processed his own transition, he wrote to other leaders who are experiencing and leading change. Dear Brave Leaders, This is something I have been pondering and felt led to put thoughts to paper. In the midst of challenging transition with our ministry, I have observed within […]
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I love to learn, and one way I love to learn is through reading books. Books fit well into the 5 E’s of leader development: environment, education, exposure, experience, evaluation, both as education and even as exposure (authors are a kind of mentor). Some helpful books for new leaders offer practical tips; others deal more
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My husband shared a blog post with me the other day written by John Barrett. I was not familiar with this author, but will now check out more of his resources. I thought his post was powerful. He wrote about four traits that damage teamwork. I thought these were very important to consider and wanted
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Keith Spence and I (Ben Sparkman) recently had the privilege to teach a 20-hour graduate level course on the Leadership Framework to 47 leaders in South Asia. This proved to be a rich learning experience for all, and at the end of the course, we left with a desire to dive even more deeply into
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(It is a great privilege to introduce you to Ray Wheeler’s guest post. He was one of my MA professors at Azusa Pacific, and I was encouraged and challenged by his wisdom and warmth. I know you will appreciate those characteristics in this post. Terry Morgan) Engaging your task as a leader fully requires that
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Leaders do not lead perfect faith-filled lives. They sometimes struggle greatly with God and their circumstances. In this post, Sufen Tsai shares a beautiful testimony of her struggle and renewed faith. We hope you will enjoy her story and find encouragement and hope for your personal faith challenges. Becoming LOVE I went bankrupt. Faith bankruptcy!
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Michael Hyatt is a leadership guru. He has learned a lot from his mistakes and generously shares his hard-earned wisdom with others on his BLOG. He recently wrote a post about the importance of aligning up – or what we often call influence leadership. I thought it was very helpful and wanted to share it
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Marc Rutter has often said, “The heart of the matter is that leadership is a matter of the heart.” In one translation of the Bible, “heart” is mentioned 862 times. Gary Runn has written an excellent article included in the Heart of the Leader session, found on the Leadership Framework page. Gary says, “The heart encompasses
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The following guest post is by Terry Morgan. Her blog is MaturitasCafe.com. She writes about learning and leadership in an authentic, warm, honest and challenging way. You can sign up to follow her blog on the site. Chess not Checkers offers some great insights for new team leaders…Enjoy! ___________________________________ I don’t even know how to play
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