Every organization, church, geographic region, and family has one…a culture.  The cultures we are in surround us, envelop us, and develop us.  When we walk into a distinct culture we feel it, yet unwittingly become transformed by it. Whenever I go to Texas, within about 5 minutes of getting off the plane I start saying … More Culture Building

“It’s a great day to serve the Lord” No single sentance I’ve ever said in my life has garnished more interest and more response than this sentance. I came up with it as an alternate repsone to that daily question we all ask when we see our friends and colleagues when you start your day … More It’s a great day to serve the Lord!

Here is the mystery about leadership: you can be dysfunctional and still be successful. You can operate out of a leadership style that is micro managing, dictating, controlling, yelling, disconnected, or patronizing and still be successful. Sad but true. The problem is that there is human carnage all along the way. The assumption is that … More The Mystery about Leadership

Be open and vulnverable about your own weaknesses. One of the hardest things for a leader to do is be open and vulnerable. They want to be viewed as strong not weak, professional not amaturish, and someone who has all the answers. So, we have an awful lot of “leaders” running around who cast these … More Be Open and Vulnerable