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The Depths Of A Leader’s Delusion
Reality is essential for a leader. How clearly do we see and know ourselves as leaders? John Calvin once wrote, “Nearly all wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two...
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Particular, Peculiar, & Powerful: The Planning Principle
As I have written about in earlier posts, the StratOp process is a powerful system in creating perspective, understanding direction and what is important in the immediate, but it is the plan that the...
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Smart As A Box Of Rocks: The Pile Principle
Wikitionary defines the phrase “dumb as a box of rocks” as an adjective; simile or slang for “very stupid.” I feel like this phrase is getting a bit of bad rap. A box of rocks could actually be very...
View ArticleThe Passing Principle: The Priorities of Now
On January 9th, 2007, a man wearing white new balance sneakers, jeans, and black turtleneck waited in the shadows just out of sight from the audience he was about to address. He stood at the edge of...
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The Pause Principle: Taking Time To Turn Information Into Perspective
“My God, Thiokol, When do you want me to launch — next April?” These are the words of a leader who was unwilling to stop and pause long enough to to turn information into useful perspective. Spoken...
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Preparing To Pass: The Planning Principle
One of my all-time favorite movies is Saving Private Ryan. It opens with Captain Miller leading his men out of the Atlantic onto the beach at Normandy and into the bluffs above the beach. Though it is...
View ArticleKnowing Before Going: The Perspective Principle
The Perspective Principle “As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods,...
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Leadership Pipeline: Believing Myth or Reality
In his excellent book Good Authority: How To Become The Leader Your Team Is Waiting For, Jonathan Raymond calls out a leadership myth that too many of us are believing at deep levels in our heart and...
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Lessons In Followership
“And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the people of Israel said to them, ‘Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the...
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6 Steps To Powerful Leadership HABITS
The 19th Century Philosopher and psychologist William James once said, “All of life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits.” The same could be said about leadership. Leadership is...
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L.E.S.S Leadership: 80 Steps Down (Part 4)
Power and the pursuit of power is the accepted norm of many leaders. But should it be? In my previous three posts, I introduced the concept of L.E.S.S. Leadership. The idea that we must decrease as...
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L.E.S.S Leadership: 80 Steps Down (Part 3)
In my previous two posts, I introduced the concept of L.E.S.S. Leadership and shared the “L” – Leadership Truth and Leadership Desires and shared the “E”- Leadership behaviors. This idea is born out...
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L.E.S.S. Leadership: 80 Steps Down (Part 2)
In my previous post, I introduced the concept of L.E.S.S. Leadership. This idea is born out of the idea of what it would look like for leaders to pursue downward mobility. What would it look like for...
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L.E.S.S. Leadership: 80 Steps Down (Part 1)
Henri Nouwen famously said that “Downward mobility is the divine way, the way of the cross, the way of Christ.” I have often wondered what this would mean for a leader. What would it look like for...
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HABITS Based Discipleship Matrix
Frameworks are helpful for thinking and planning. So when it comes to developing discipleship frameworks, it is helpful to create frameworks to work from. I have been thinking through a discipleship...
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The Road To Leadership Joy
What brings a leader joy? Success? Achievement? Recognition? Advancement? The typical leader finds joy in receiving more, doing more, and becoming more. Most leaders find joy in the acclaim of others....
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Indiana Jones and The Temple of Leadership Doom
Indiana Jones is the sort of man that could work his way out of any problem. The powers of his charm, good looks, incredible knowledge, agility, endurance, problem-solving, and that cool whip also...
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Trusting Our Leadership Idols
“And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assyrians could destroy them! They were not gods at all—only idols of wood and stone shaped by human...
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Book Look: An Unhurried Leader
“Dear fellas, I can’t believe how fast things move on the outside…The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.” ~ Brooks Hatlen || The Shawshank Redemption I can relate to character Brook...
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Small Before Scale
When Airbnb was founded in 2008, most its users were in New York City, but the founders of the company lived in Los Angeles. At one point in the early days of Airbnb, when the company was still small,...
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