character, management, spiritual, emotions
Leadership Ministries
Discerning Questions for the Hiring Process

The cost of a bad hire includes time—four to six weeks on average. A bad hire can affect productivity, with failure to meet expectations, slow work or errors. Teamwork can suffer. Morale can suffer. Client relationships can be damaged.

Discerning Questions for the Hiring Process
character, management, leadership, mission
Leadership Ministries
Managing Meetings Well

The average employee will spend 392 hours per year in meetings. Each workday in the US, an estimated 11 million meetings are held­—a total of more than a billion per year.

Managing Meetings Well
character, emotions, leadership, spiritual
Leadership Ministries
Hugging the Cactus

A cactus is generally unapproachable. You know this because most of them are covered in prickly spines that pierce the skin and hurt if you grab them. You wouldn’t want to hug one—it’ll leave scars.

Hugging the Cactus
character, emotions, leadership, mission
Leadership Ministries
Benefitting from Hard Lessons

Easy lessons are the ones where the stakes of failure don’t affect your ability to learn them. But not every lesson in life is easy. James 3:2 reminds us, “For we all stumble in many ways…”

Benefitting from Hard Lessons
character, leadership, mission, spiritual
Leadership Ministries
Adapting to Change

Today leaders often lecture on “embracing change” or being “change agents” in an organization. But the reality is that most people—employees and leaders alike—hate change. We value stability and predictability.

Adapting to Change

character

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Bridging the Political Divide

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Bridging the Political Divide

Today, the US culture is more politically divided than at any point in our history. President John Adams’ prediction of a divided nation has come to pass, with two opposed political parties essentially splitting the country along divergent thought-lines.

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Leadership Lessons from Truett Cathy

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Leadership Lessons from Truett Cathy

Samuel Truett Cathy (1921-2014) was an American businessman, investor, author, and philanthropist. He founded the fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated Cathy’s net worth of $1.2 billion.

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Having An Opinion of Value

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Having An Opinion of Value

Because neither opinions or perspectives are truth. They are simply viewpoints based on how an individual sees the world, or specific situations, individuals or circumstances around them. No matter what your experience and qualifications as a leader, the culture itself has drilled into you the idea that your opinions matters.

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