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Category: Leadership Development

Reproducing Your DNA with Pastor Jeff Leake

I had the chance to sit down recently with Pastor Jeff Leake from Allison Park Church near the Pittsburg area.  Jeff has a huge heart for leadership development and church planting.  In this video he shares some great insights about helping transfer values in the leadership development process.  Scroll down below the video to see my takeaways. My Takeaways Values are more caught than taught Leadership development is the key  to transfering values Leaders have to…Continue Reading

Engraining Leadership Development in Your Culture

One of the most important things a leader can do for his or her organization is build a leadership development culture.  How well has your church or organization done with making leadership development a part of your culture?  Take the following assessment, then discuss your next steps for making necessary changes.  Rank each statement 1-5 1- Not true of us at all 2- Rarely true of us  3 – True of us  4 – Very true…Continue Reading

Thanks to the Mentees

On this Thanksgiving day I am reminded of how thankful I am for the mentors and mentees in my life.  Gratitude has the power to bond two people in a very special way.   That’s why it’s an essential element in the mentor-mentee relationship.  While Timothy was undoubtably grateful for the investment Paul made in his life, I find it interesting that Paul expressed his gratitude for the relationship as well.  He wrote, “I thank God…as night…Continue Reading

Investing in Your Own Leadership Development

Nearly 20 years ago I went to my first John Maxwell leadership conference.  As I  listened to him teach, a hunger to grow as a leader swelled up within me.  At the end of the first day he promoted a special on 100 of his Leadership audio tapes,  12 of his favorite leadership books and a  daily leadership devotional all packaged together in a Personal Growth Kit for $500. As he described this offer I started to salivate.  But…Continue Reading

Leaders are Readers

We’ve all heard it said, and it is so true… Leaders are readers.  If you want to continue to grow as a leader then you must always have a book by your bedside, in your car, in your briefcase and in your bathroom.  But if you’re strapped for cash and can’t run down to Barnes and Nobel to refresh your library check out the first three on this list for some FREE reads! Heard all the buzz about…Continue Reading