Systems You probably fall in one of two camps – you either love them or hate them. Your personality type usually dictates your gut reaction to systems (A-types love them, free spirits hate them) but your experience speaks even louder about perception of systems. I’ve encountered A-types who hate them because of a bad experience […]
Have you ever told someone your job title only to have them ask you what you really do? I get that all the time. Sometimes it’s just impossible to capture the essence of your job in a one or two word description… or maybe we’re just conditioned to be too formal or professional. Recently we […]
Have you ever told someone your job title only to have them ask you what you really do? I get that all the time. Sometimes it’s just impossible to capture the essence of your job in a one or two word description… or maybe we’re just conditioned to be too formal or professional. Recently we […]
I’m sure it’s no surprise that I’m still processing my trip to India. Jet lag has been a beast this time. I crash every day around 5pm and fight to keep myself awake until bedtime only to be wide awake again at 4am. The physical effects of the trip on my body serve to keep […]
I’m excited today to have a guest post from Cross Point’s Creative Arts Pastor (and my friend) Stephen Brewster! Be sure to visit his blog stephenbrewster.me for other great thoughts on creativity and leadership. It’s a little intimidating to blog for your boss…but it sure is a lot easier when you know she is on […]
As a leader are your creating fans or followers? Fans are fickle Followers are loyal Fans need to be coddled & catered to Followers need to be inspired & challenged Fans bail out when you have a bad day Followers stick with you through the good and bad Fans want to win so they give […]
There is an art to communication. Great communicators inspire us to be better, motivate us to act and encourage us to dream. In all of my efforts through the years to grow as a leader, I under-valued the importance of growing as a communicator until recently. Because my job doesn’t require speaking to masses of […]
Remember the good ole days of adolescents when if you felt like you just couldn’t face the world you declared a “sick day”? Maybe it was the test you failed to prepare for or the ex you just couldn’t bear to face… whatever the issue you, suckered your parents into believing your weren’t well and […]
Remember the good ole days of adolescents when if you felt like you just couldn’t face the world you declared a “sick day”? Maybe it was the test you failed to prepare for or the ex you just couldn’t bear to face… whatever the issue you, suckered your parents into believing your weren’t well and […]
By title I am the rule maker and the rule keeper. It’s kind of a given as the Executive Director of an organization. But guess what? I hate rules, policies & most procedures. Most of the time they are a necessary evil. On a few occasions they are necessary. On most occasions they’re evil. Why […]
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