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21 posts- Post 3828Bill Perkins
When You Don't Know What To Do
Moses, one of history’s greatest leaders, couldn’t solve every problem by himself. And neither can you. Fortunately, Moses had what we need. He possessed the wisdom and humility to allow others to provide him insight and guidance.…
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The Pressure Builds, Do This
Jesus entered the upper room knowing: His closest friends would abandon him. He would suffer an agonizing death. Judas would betray him. Peter would deny him. All the disciples would desert him. The Jews would arrest him and illegally…
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The purpose of personal power
In his book, Transforming Leadership , Leighton Ford observes, "Next to truth, the power question is the most important issue for the leader. And it is precisely in relation to power that the leadership of Jesus stands in the greatest…
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The Meaning of Weism
Meism says, "Me first." It’s the opposite of weism that says, "We first.” On the night before his crucifixion Jesus prayed for his future disciples--you and me. He could have prayed we would be strong and powerful. Instead, we read, "I…
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Leading through discouragement
Nobody sails through life without a dose of discouragement. And how we handle discouragement will dictate, not only our emotional and mental health, but our ability to bring a vision into reality. So how do we get past discouragement…
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How Jesus changed a mind
Few leadership challenges are tougher than leading people into change. No wonder. The thought of change creates uncertainty about the future. And uncertainty about the future creates fear about the change. In order to protect…
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Two keys to bring about change
Bringing about change is tough because people tend to polarize around a position and feel they have to be right all the time. Rather than fighting it out, suggest everyone delay making a judgment until more questions have been asked…
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A Lesson From Sherlock Holmes
If you're leading a person or organization into change, never forget that some people want things done today as they have been in the past. Nobody illustrates this better than the ancient Pharisees who believed righteous people only…
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To Bring Change Do This
I recently got into a conversation with a pastor about how to best facilitate change in a church. He wanted to know how to stop a tradition that has been practiced since the church’s inception. I felt like he had just asked me how to…
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What Happened to "Normal?"
In the past change was a slow process, like the gradual eroding of the shoreline. When a cycle of change was completed, things settled down to “normal.” The world is different now, as author and educator Jeanenne LaMarsh has observed…
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Use Your Failures to Inspire Others
It would be easy to think the best leaders are those who have a track record of uninterrupted success. Accepting that as a pressing truth, many leaders feverishly work to cover up failures and magnify their successes. The problem with…
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A Leadership Mistake You Don’t Want to Make
If you're a leader it may surprise you to hear that many of the people you lead think you know exactly what the future looks like. The problem is they don't think you're telling them because you're afraid they won't like the future you…
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Do You Know When to Leave?
It may be you need to know if God is releasing you from your job or some other responsibility. Such times can be agonizing when it’s unclear if the move you’re considering is wise and if the timing is right. If you're in that…
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How To Strengthen Your Influence
Values are not practices. A practice is an activity or action. A practice that works in one situation may not work in another because practices apply to specific situations. Because my second son, David, loved to be with people…
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Leadership Begins Here
When we speak of be co ming servant leaders we're striving for something w e'll never quite grasp this side of heaven--like trying to grab a soap bubble as it floats away. Once in a while a bubble may momentarily land on our palm. In…
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How to Change Things without Alienating
In the past change was a relatively slow process, like the gradual eroding of the shoreline. When a cycle of change was completed, things settled down to "normal." The world is different now, as author and educator Jeanenne LaMarsh has…
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A Leader's Most Difficult Task
It surprised me when I discovered leaders consider their most difficult task the casting of a compelling vision. A vision is important because it has the power to attract and energize people who want to see it realized. Time and again…
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Getting People to Change Who Don't Want To
I was surprised to discover a Harris poll that revealed over 90 percent of the people surveyed would change their lives dramatically if they could, and they ranked such intangibles as self-respect, affection, and acceptance higher than…
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Get the Wood Off the Track!
I sometimes have people tell me they want to write a book, launch a business, or learn a new sport. When I ask what's holding them back, many shrug their shoulders and say they're not sure. A few say they have a hard time getting started.
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The Fly in Paterno's Perfume
Few men have fallen as far and as fast as Joe Paterno. I suspect that's because few men have risen to the heights he achieved. If you include his years as an assistant at Penn State he coached there for 62 years. He holds the record…
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How To Build Momentum
If you're trying to bring a vision into reality the first part is the hardest. Why? Because you've got to overcome inertia in order to build momentum. Motivational speaker, Zig Zigler likes to point out that the largest and most…