Lead Change Group

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to contribute a post to a series conceived and published by Lead Change member Shawn Murphy called Wake Up and Shake It Up. The series was an eye-opener for several reasons. First, several Lead Change Group members contributed to the great series. In addition me and Shawn, [...]

I’m starting with the man in the mirror I’m asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change ~Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson Leaders use their heads to manage and [...]

This past Tuesday, I had the honor of being interviewed by a fellow member of the LinkedIn Lead Change Group, David Porter (@BullsEyeLeader on Twitter) of Bulls Eye Leadership fame. David and I have been talking about what kind of difference faith should make in the life of a leader. Any leader who claims to [...]

You have probably heard the David Campbell quote: “Discipline is remembering what you want.”  We all have more wants than we can keep up with.  That’s why tools like Getting Things Done (the book and system by David Allen), PDA’s and note-taking applications exist.  We forget what we want.  Our higher, more important values typically [...]

I’ve been wrestling for the last few days about a new leadership paradigm, at least for me.  I just completed an insightful book called The Future of Management by Gary Hamel with Bill Breen.  I’m also very involved in a Linkedin Group known currently as the Lead Change Group. (I say “currently” because we’re considering [...]

Have you ever noticed that some people seem to get more done and have more life than everyone else?  You seem to notice them everywhere doing everything.  They seem to complete two lifetimes while you’re fighting just to get your kids to school.  Why do they seem to have more energy or accomplish far more [...]

Annually, The Willow Creek Association puts on a Leadership Summit where some great minds in church and business leadership share ideas about leadership.  I attended several years ago and, while energized, I felt that the speakers challenged me to do things I was powerless to do.  As a layperson in the structured church, I feel [...]

I realize people don’t like the “middle-manager” term, but in reality, most of us are “middle managers.”W e might prefer being the top person in charge or focus on being at the bottom of some organizational pile, but most of us manage from the middle.  We manage people (ourselves at a minimum) but we also [...]

A follower on Twitter recently asked me to clarify my bio. Since my bio says I’m interested in “applying Christian principles in business,” he wanted to know what biblical principles I applied in business. In effect, he was asking what I value. I couldn’t get it in 140 characters. In fact, I’m still working on [...]

Book Review: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future by Daniel H. Pink Every now and then I read a book that stretches my mind.  I’m not such a free-thinker to do it often, but a friend offered me a copy of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future [...]