More on Communicating Clearly

What if there was a kind of cold call that was 100% successful? A call that, every time you made it, something meaningful would occur? A cold call so powerful that a response is guaranteed?

How to Communicate with Clarity

For clarity, consider each message in light of the question, “Is what I am about to say of benefit to the listener?” Even difficult statements are beneficial if they truly help the receiver, and are delivered with proper tone and context.

Lead to What End?

Some leaders see themselves as a steward of their position. Others want to claim a top position in business. Still others want to accomplish something specific. None of these purposes, however, outlast the leader himself.

Good Leaders and Gossip

Some people are energized when they have interesting news about someone else. They can’t wait to share “inside information”, especially if it paints someone else in a negative or surprising light.

The Importance of Deliverables

For a leader, deliverables can make or break overall performance. To confirm your role as a leader in your organization, on a regular basis you will have to bring deliverables on time, on budget, and of high quality, to meet the demands of clients and executives.

Wokeness and Faith-Centered Leadership

Faith-centered leaders are challenged in our culture to live by their beliefs. They are called on to accept the ideologies of others that are diametrically opposed to what the Bible teaches. Jesus Himself spoke of this difficulty.

5 Ways to Lead Through Social Media

In 1 Thessalonians 5:11 we are instructed, “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.”As a faith-centered leader, consider how social media may allow you to be a spiritual influence within your circle of family, friends and coworkers.

Valuing People Virtually

This year Zoom will host 3.3 trillion meeting minutes. Zoom welcomes 300 million meeting participants each day. Even if you are back in the office full-time, you’ll likely engage online in a meeting with others on a regular basis.

The Tent of Meeting

Today in the US, 6 billion texts will be sent. But that pales compared to the 269 billion daily emails—that’s 74 trillion a year. And the antiquated phone call? Just 2.4 billion per day among America’s 300 million cell phone users. We are certainly communicating… but are we connecting?

A Priority of Peacemaking

Scripture tells us “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). A peacemaker is one who helps reconcile parties who disagree. Spiritually a peacemaker is one who leads others to reconcile with God and with one another.

Leadership Lessons from Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder of Virgin Group, which is a cadre of more than 400 companies including an airline, cruise line, retail empire and space tourism concern.

Should You Favor In-Person Work?

The pandemic artificially forced everyone to isolate as much as possible from non-family members. Many went from a situation that was forced to one which was favored. What about post-pandemic?

How Wise Leaders Use Their Time

There is great wisdom in the profitable use of time. For a leader, this takes a certain amount of discipline, and a purposeful desire to use his days for positive and impactful tasks and relationships.

Leadership Lessons from John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States until his assassination at the end of his third year in office. He was the youngest person to be elected President and served during the height of the Cold War.

Managing Effectively

What does it take to be a good manager? While leadership is most often associated with guidance or direction, management is identified as the process of dealing with things or people. Management is the day to day, where the rubber meets the road.

Leadership Lessons from Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC) was a Roman general and stateman who rose to become dictator of Rome. Today Caesar is still considered one of the greatest military commanders to have ever lived.

Leadership Lessons from George Washington

George Washington (1732 – 1799) was an American military officer, stateman and first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

8 Paths to Be More Productive

Great leaders have in common a practical approach to making progress on their important items each day. Step down one or more of these eight paths to greater productivity.

Responding to International Crisis

We live in a world filled with conflict. Every day, regardless of what is reported in the news, there are wars raging, injustices happening and people fighting. What should a leader do?

5 Toxic Habits You Should Quit Right Now

These five habits can be truly toxic, robbing you of your best effort, undermining your decisions, clouding your vision and distracting you from reaching your goals.

Turn Off the News

The news shows that the world itself is flying apart. More killings, bad weather, disasters, distrust, deception, disease, war. A news hour filled with terrorism, racism, mass shootings, depression, suicide and more. The solution is easier than you think. Just turn it off.

You Don't Have to Be Superman

Our culture really doesn’t need more supermen. It needs men, real men, who know how to lead their businesses, their families and their marriages.

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Undoubtedly we are more connected than ever before through electronic means. Yet our collective ability to navigate difficult conversations, especially conflict, is terrible. Perhaps our connections have become echo-chambers for groupthink.

How To Listen to God

Have you ever heard someone say that God spoke to them? Is this true? Can you really hear directly from God, and gain wisdom and instruction from Him for your life?

Leadership Lessons from Jack Welch

Welch was relentless in his desire to make GE leaner, tougher and more competitive. He advocated “survival of the fittest”.

Leadership Lessons from the Tower of Babel

There’s an interesting story in Genesis 11 that speaks directly to leadership, pride, and ego. It’s a warning to all of mankind of the dangers of ambition.

How to Listen

Perhaps no other communication skill is more important for a leader than understanding now to listen. Listening is so much more than not talking. You can be perfectly quiet and not be listening.

5 Responses to the Nut in Your Office

Live and lead long enough and you realize that some people are a few nuts short of a fruit cake. So how exactly do you deal with person who drives you and everyone else a little crazy?

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.

Healthy Conflict

Workplace conflict is common. Any disagreement can disrupt the flow of work. Conflict reduces productivity. But it can also be a disagreement between two individuals that affects relationships.

Worth the Risk / Don't Wrangle Words

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