How to Build Strong Teams

Leading a team made up of diverse individuals is always a challenge. Balancing different work styles and approaches requires ongoing communication, empathy and flexibility.

Successful leadership involves fostering an environment where team members are esteemed and […]

By |2024-01-23T15:31:43-06:00January 9th, 2024|Team Culture, Video Library|

Be the Unicorn

William Vanderbloemen

William Vanderbloemen’s latest book, Be the Unicorn: Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest, is a goldmine of information. He gets right […]

By |2023-11-30T13:02:31-06:00November 28th, 2023|Leadership|

Leading Creatives

There is a tension between leaders and creatives within any organization. Leaders cast clear vision. Creatives craft subjective art. Leaders push for advancement. Creatives push the envelope. There isn’t a complete binary difference between a […]

By |2022-11-19T12:31:45-06:00November 19th, 2022|Team Culture|

Healthy Venting as a Staff

We’ve all inappropriately handled our emotions at work. We’ve either stuffed our emotions when we should have shared them or we’ve spewed emotions when we should have stayed silent. Venting in the workplace is important […]

By |2023-04-03T13:27:10-05:00September 30th, 2022|Team Culture|

Resisters Are Not the Enemy

This article is adapted from Mike Bonem’s forthcoming book, The Art of Leading Change: Ten Perspectives on the Messiness of Ministry.

In many arenas of life, we neatly divide people into two groups: friends and foes. […]

By |2022-08-23T12:45:23-05:00August 23rd, 2022|Team Culture|

Culture is Currency

Your culture drives everything—how you attract great leaders, retain them and how you develop them. It even drives succession.
 Let’s talk about how the most important investment you can make is in your culture.

This determines mission […]

By |2023-06-06T10:28:52-05:00April 29th, 2022|Leadership, Video Library|

Ask Better Questions

Questions are powerful—sometimes more powerful than we acknowledge. Unaware of how to use questions well, leaders unnecessarily bring uncertainty into their group discussions. Now, more than ever, stakes can be knowingly and unknowingly high in […]

By |2020-11-24T10:51:31-06:00November 24th, 2020|Pastoral Care|

Peace with Others

When we think about leadership, we don’t always think about peace. If you’ve observed a skillful and thoughtful leader, you know that their relationships are marked by peacefulness. I’m not suggesting that these leaders don’t […]

By |2020-11-16T20:07:01-06:00November 16th, 2020|Pastoral Care|