For the first 3 years of our marriage, our nest was empty. For the past 26 years, 4 months and 19 days, we’ve been in full-on parenting mode. That all ended last Thursday when we dropped our youngest off for college…
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I’ve conducted well over 1,000 interviews and consulted hundreds of organizations. Here are some common mistakes I see managers making when conducting interviews…
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As an introvert, I get my best work done sitting on an airplane, in a hotel lounge, or sitting in the backseat of a stranger’s car—surrounded by people, but alone. Recently, though, I was in the back of a Lyft car and instead of pulling out my computer like I wanted to do, I kept it in my backpack and I talked to her. What I learned was invaluable.
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Recently, I sat down with my friend Mark Waltz, who facilitates personal life coaching every week, and asked him a few questions…
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Transitions are difficult. Emotions can run high. But so much is at stake, we must get this right.
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No pastor ever plans to blow up his or her church. Until they do.
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I’m pulling together two leaders for one-week of training for lead pastors. We are limiting this to 25 pastors, and the slots are already filling up. Don’t miss this opportunity!
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Imagine a pastor who serves faithfully at a church for 20 or 30 or 40 years, and is well-loved by the congregation. Then in their final months when engaging conversations about succession, feelings get hurt, things are said in the emotion of a moment, and they leave their church feeling dejected and pushed out.
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When a pastor is retiring or transitioning, and a successor is being considered--there are typically three common types of transition. Sometimes a church can strategically choose--other times the decision is thrust upon them and pre-determined outside the control of the leaders. But those transitions typically fall into one of these categories …
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