Tag: influence

  • Tearing Down Leadership Idols in the Church

    Tearing Down Leadership Idols in the Church

    A quick Google search on “Church Leadership” will turn up literally over 170 million links. That’s a lot of content to dig into on church leadership. For all of the talk about church leadership out there today it sure seems that the church is pretty leadership poor. I know some folks down in Texas that…

  • Learning from Kids about Leadership

    Learning from Kids about Leadership

    The other day I sat down with a couple of the most influential people in my life to talk about leadership. Their perspective and input is very important to me. No leader becomes a great leader alone. Great leaders learn from others and invite input from others they trust. Me? Some of the voices I…

  • Top Posts of 2014 #8: “How 2nd Chair Leaders Lead Up”

    Top Posts of 2014 #8: “How 2nd Chair Leaders Lead Up”

    This post comes in at #8 in 2014, and rightly so. It applies to a majority of leaders in church-world, because the majority of leaders in church-world actually sit in a second chair role. In working with leaders around the country one of the most frequently asked questions that I hear is, “How do I…

  • How 2nd Chair Leaders Lead Up

    How 2nd Chair Leaders Lead Up

    In working with leaders around the country one of the most frequently asked questions that I hear is, “How do I lead up?” In other words, second chair leaders are asking, “How do I support my leader while influencing them at the same time?” Below are six methods that the best second chair leaders I’ve…

  • Global Leadership Summit 2013: Joseph Grenny

    Global Leadership Summit 2013: Joseph Grenny

    Day 2 of Leadership Summit started off with Joseph Grenny, Co-Founder of VitalSmarts and best-selling author. He spoke on mastering the skill of influence, the topic of his book: Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change. Leadership is Intentional Influence. Bad behavior can feel good or bad and good behavior can feel bad or good.…