“He who hesitates is lost,” so the famous saying goes. And for leaders in the fast-paced, ever-changing business climate of the last decade, the stakes seem higher than ever. Jake Wood, former Marine scout sniper and founder/CEO of disaster-relief organization… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Take Command by Jake Wood
Jeff Sutherland co-created Scrum, a team-oriented method of software development, back in 1993 after working in a variety of tech companies. He recognized the way so many companies work is deeply broken. Scrum is now used by the vast majority… Read More »Review of “Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time” by Jeff Sutherland
Trust. It’s the fuel that relationships run on. It’s the “currency” that every relational “transaction” uses. Like a solidly-built bridge, trust under-girds every fruitful conversation. Like a trusty weather balloon, trust lifts relationships out of the mundane of mere affection… Read More »Leaders trust
Robert Morris in his book The Blessed Church (review coming soon), points out that Moses is the archetypical “pastor;” leading the nation of Israel through the wilderness. Hence, he labels Moses’ prayer in Numbers chapter eleven the “Prayer of the… Read More »The prayer of the burned-out pastor