Start with the “Why”
on August 4, 2015
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Growing Leaders: Cultivation or Certification?
on July 1, 2015
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How are you growing as a leader? In my study and application of leadership over the past two decades I find that there are two approaches: technical-based and character-based. The technical approach involves skills, tools, frameworks, and templates in … Read More
What Do You See: The Face of God or Cogs in a Machine?
on June 13, 2015
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When you look at the people you lead – direct reports, employees, volunteers, people in your organization, movement, community – what do you see? Do you see the face of God or do you see cogs in a machine? While … Read More
Balance for Leaders
on June 3, 2015
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There are many common statements in our culture and among people such as, “I’m so busy” or, “I need more balance” or, “I feel burned out”. Most people are coveting “balance” in their lives. They are searching for it but … Read More
What is the greatest need of the hour?
on May 27, 2015
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I recently attended an event where a presenter relayed a conversation he’d had about leadership. He was in Aman, Jordan where he was invited to meet Prince Ra’ad, last heir to the throne in Iraq and cousin of the former … Read More
Are Greatness and Humility in Opposition?
on May 5, 2015
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Should virtuous leaders desire greatness or should virtuous leaders seek to be humble? On first consideration, one might think that if leaders seek to become great, then they can’t be humble. Or one might think that in order to be … Read More
Time Management Assessment
on May 1, 2015
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The challenge we have as leaders is to effectively invest our time. There are so many things that we can be doing, and managing them all can become difficult. But in order to be effective we need to be masters over … Read More
High-Quality, Long-Lasting Solutions
on April 27, 2015
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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are trying to find a solution to a problem or issue and it seems like a never ending struggle? Perhaps you’ve had several rounds of consultations, too-many-to-count revisions and edits, … Read More
Preserving from Collapse
on December 18, 2014
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A few years ago I was in Rome during the Synod on the New Evangelization and I had the opportunity to speak with many of the Synod Fathers and other leaders who were directly or indirectly involved with it. The … Read More
Virtuous Kids
on December 5, 2014
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A few years ago, I created a series of “Character Conversations” around the four Cardinal virtues. When my kids were 12, I would take them for breakfast once per month and go through these outlines to form them in character … Read More