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The original idea for the Lead Change Group was launched on March 30, 2009. It rose out of my desire to develop as a leader and build quality leaders. I prefer action to inaction, so rather than hoping someone else would do something, I began the group.

My goal was to act on my belief that all quality leadership brings about positive change. Poor leadership brings about negative change. (Note: some poor leadership spawns positive change as a reaction, but not as a direct cause.) Good or bad, leadership creates change, or it’s not leadership. It’s just noise.  Positive change is often referred to as win-win. Positive change is “worth it” to everyone involved. Excellent leadership is worth the effort.

But I have another belief about quality, character-based leadership you should know. [click to continue…]

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You have probably heard the David Campbell quote: “Discipline is remembering what you want.”  We all have more wants than we can keep up with.  That’s why tools like Getting Things Done (the book and system by David Allen), PDA’s and note-taking applications exist.  We forget what we want.  Our higher, more important values typically are not front of mind.  Over time, we make a series of choices from a limited menu, only to regret later never completing the truly important things.  We forget what we really want.  Do you ever do that? [click to continue…]

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Passion: Turbo-charged Talent

September 10, 2009

This is part 4 of the series on Strengths.  We talked about how your strengths can be identified by three questions:

Energy – What energizes you?
Talent – What gifting or abilities do you have?
Passion – About what do you truly care?

How strong is your passion?
There are things about us that no one else knows.  There are [...]

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Courage To Change

August 6, 2009

Annually, The Willow Creek Association puts on a Leadership Summit where some great minds in church and business leadership share ideas about leadership.  I attended several years ago and, while energized, I felt that the speakers challenged me to do things I was powerless to do.  As a layperson in the structured church, I feel [...]

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