Mark Batterson begins Wild Goose Chase by explaining that the Celtic Christians would refer to the Holy Spirit as An Geadh-Glas, “the Wild Goose.” But this isn’t really a book about what the Holy Spirit is like. If you’re looking… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson
Lately, I’ve been re-discovering the wonder that is the music of the Beatles. After much listening and pondering, here are five leadership lessons from the Fab Four: 1. They went against the grain It’s hard to imagine now, but back in the… Read More »5 Leadership Lessons from the Fab Four
Busyness is not the same thing as effectiveness. In fact, constant busyness may actually be the enemy of true effectiveness. Why is that? Because making your mark—having an effect—on the world around you is not possible without intentionality, reflection, and… Read More »Busy or effective?
I love poetry. On a couple other occasions I’ve posted poetry on this blog (here and here). I’ve even posted some of my own poetry (here and here). Presenting language in the form of poetry causes us to consider it… Read More »The now on which the shadow stands
At some point you have to engage the problem. Roll up your sleeves and get to work. It’s valuable to circle around the issue; taking a few laps to see the problem from all the necessary angles. And then this… Read More »Leaving the fringe
This poem has a lot of relevance for being published in 1895. Despite it’s popularity, though, I don’t know how much attention has been given to the fact that it seems to be a father speaking to his son. It… Read More »Gaining inspiration for parenting and leadership from Kipling
Most of these ideas and quotes are from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Required reading for leaders. Obviously. Liberty is more options to choose from in your environment. Freedom is more internal power to exercise… Read More »Thoughts on being proactive
There are many parallels between great leaders and great, iconic design. Five come immediately to mind. Great design/great leaders are: 1. Functional Talk is cheap. So is eye-candy-only design. Well, actually, both are sometimes ridiculously expensive. But the best designs… Read More »5 parallels between great leaders and iconic design
Lately I’ve been reading Eric L. Haney’s book Inside Delta Force, a personal memoir of the author’s experience in the early years of the elite counter-terrorist unit. One thing I found striking is Haney’s brief overview of how “The Unit”… Read More »A lesson from Delta Force
Just a little more action in our plan. Just a little more seasoning in our speech. Just a little more passion in our preaching. Just a little more volition in our worship. Just a little more purpose in our programs.… Read More »Just a little more…