One of my favorite Scriptures is Proverbs 14:28 – “The mark of a good leader is loyal followers. Leadership is nothing without a following.” If you’re an author, your readers are your followers. If you’re a business leader, your team is. Four insights from the passage above. 1)    Leadership is not defined by your … [Read more...]

One of the most essential leadership traits is the ability to ask great questions. I learned this when I was in a college class that regularly featured key business leaders from the country. There were 40 top business students in this class. We were graded in part on if we asked a question and how good the question was. With 40 … [Read more...]

You’re part of a team discussion when you suddenly must leave mid-meeting. What would change in the room? Would the level of energy or passion or ideas diminish? In short – would you be missed? If not, why are you there? It’s not an option to sit passively and silently through a meeting just because you’d rather not be … [Read more...]

What if you had no job title. No business card. You were only known by what you make happen and what your attitude is while making it happen. Let’s make it even more real. What if you were introduced at each gathering by the name most people know you by based on how you spend your days – John, I’d like you to meet … [Read more...]