Capitalism Only Half-Baked
When I was a junior in high school I took a missions trip to Belarus, which was a part of the former Soviet Union. I was impacted greatly by the…
Better Decisions in Ministry
To be in an executive position of an organization requires a great deal of patience, perspective, and strategic understanding. Such positions provide a great deal of responsibility for the lives…
Systems Disruption
To be a leader is to be a problem-solver. It is vital for every leader to have the skill to tackle complex challenges and navigate the landmines that are certainties…
Employee Information Inundation
An individual’s day consists of constant inundation of information from media outlets, social media, conversations, family relationships, and work environments. So, in the conversation regarding global foresight, scenario planning, and…
Narrate My Future
An individual’s day consists of constant inundation of information from media outlets, social media, conversations, family relationships, and work environments. So, in the conversation regarding global foresight, scenario planning, and…
Are you feeding the HiPPO?
To build an effective system can be challenging. There are a great number of details that need to be thought through and considered in order to achieve exactly what is…
Egotism of Ministry Leaders
The world of ministry leadership can be rather confusing. There is a constant tension between utilizing charisma and battling egotism that many ministry leaders lose. Over the last thirty years,…
Better Thinking Employees
Problems can be overwhelming for organizational leaders and even more overwhelming for the employees. Organizational leaders have the benefit of having a bird’s eye view of the systems that contribute…
Principles of System Thinking
To build an effective system can be challenging. There are a great number of details that need to be thought through and considered in order to achieve exactly what is…
Go Beyond Anecdotes
Anecdotal answers pervade the landscape of leadership. A trip to the local bookstore will reveal rows and rows of leadership development books based on someone’s experiential success they are sure…