leadership

10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

Engaging people in productive conversation is a daily facet of leadership. But most conversations aren’t productive. We spend an average of 7.8 hours a day working, but only an average of 34 minutes communicating.

Leadership Lessons from Hammurabi

Leadership Lessons from Hammurabi

Hammurabi (1810-1750 BC) was the sixth king of the First Babylonian dynasty. He issued a set of laws known as the Code of Hammurabi, which influence the laws and constitutions of nations even to this day.

Jesus Wants You to Engage Toxic People

Jesus Wants You to Engage Toxic People

You’ve seen the memes online urging you to put toxic people out of your life. They’re not for you. They suck your resources and energy. They burden your relationships. But Jesus gives us another approach…

Leadership and Christmas Deer

Leadership and Christmas Deer

Do you enjoy decorating the outside of your house with lights for the holidays? In my neighborhood are dozens of homes with colorful wreaths and twinkling lights. But there is a strange fad occurring of late: families of lighted deer on front lawns.