by John | May 30, 2014 | Calling & Purpose, Leadership
“Back in the small company days of 15-20 employees, Bob was responsible for the software developers, and on a daily and weekly basis, they would need to check in their code, get feedback on what they were developing, how it worked with the system, and so on.” The...
by John | May 27, 2014 | Leadership, Personal Growth
At the heart of serving leadership is a point of view about the human person, namely, that people are your organization’s greatest treasure. This point of view requires an about-face inside the minds and hearts of many leaders who are accustomed to thinking of their...
by John | May 23, 2014 | Personal Growth, Serving the World
You wake up in the morning with the intent and desire to have a serene “quiet time” before the day hits you broadside. You walk into your study with an aromatic cup of tea or coffee in one hand, and your book of serene meditations in the other. You take your favorite...
by John | May 20, 2014 | Calling & Purpose, Leadership, Serving the World
“Great leaders are great teachers!” Noel Tichy, the management guru from University of Michigan, said this. Tichy pioneered the “leader as teacher” research, promoting the principle that all great leaders need clarity on what they are teaching —he called this their...
by John | May 16, 2014 | Leadership, Serving the World
Many organizations struggle with identifying their “secret” to success. Often, founders are insufficiently clear about their own unique approach. They can do the job themselves, but they don’t know how to describe what makes them successful. Great organizations have...
