Hon. Cory A. Booker Mayor of Newark, New Jersey Urban Reformer In 2006, while still in his thirties, Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey. With degrees from Stanford University and Oxford University (where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar), he moved to Newark during his final year at Yale Law School. In […]
Bill Hybels Relentless learner. Driven to action. Deep, personal sacrifice. These characteristics have propelled Bill Hybels through 35 years of ever-shifting challenges as senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church and Chairman of the Board at Willow Creek Association. The author of more than two dozen books including current bestseller The Power of a Whisper, […]
I’m in Chicago blogging live from The Global Leadership Summit hosted by the Willow Creek Association. The impact of this event is massive for the kingdom. 100,000 people will experience the Global Leadership Summit from 82 countries 216 US cities 252 International cities Translated in 36 languages I hope you’ll join us by following along […]
This week in our Leadership at All Levels discussion we’re talking about “Leading Down”. Right off the bat, I don’t like that phrase “leading down”. It sounds a little derogatory, but the only other way for me to say it is “leading those who report to you” which is really too many words for a […]
This week in our Leadership at All Levels discussion we’re talking about “Leading Down”. Right off the bat, I don’t like that phrase “leading down”. It sounds a little derogatory, but the only other way for me to say it is “leading those who report to you” which is really too many words for a […]
Yesterday I had some guests with me for most of the day. I took them to 3 of our 5 physical campuses plus I brought them backstage for the live q&a of the Internet campus. We had a great day! I love showing others around and sharing the story of Cross Point. However as typically […]
Yesterday I had some guests with me for most of the day. I took them to 3 of our 5 physical campuses plus I brought them backstage for the live q&a of the Internet campus. We had a great day! I love showing others around and sharing the story of Cross Point. However as typically […]
In the dead of winter I always say that “I never complain about the heat”… “I love summer”… I think I’m getting very close to complaining about the heat this summer. It’s really quite crazy. The morning run was grueling today. I’m looking forward to a great weekend and a few other things… A week […]
I still remember the first time I made the decision to be a leader of one of our community groups at Cross Point. I was volunteering in many capacities but I had not yet made the commitment to lead a group. My husband and I had been a part of an amazing couples group for […]
This week in our Leadership at All Levels discussion we’ll discuss leading our peers. Peer to peer leadership is where you work out your leadership influence. We all start here and if we don’t learn in this environment, we’ll rarely be given opportunities to lead in other ways. This is especially critical for multi-site environments […]