One can find many definitions of leadership. At its most basic, leadership is the ability to influence others. Peter Drucker said, “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” John Maxwell, in a similar way, says...
Read moreDefining Core Values
Our values should be the guiding lights that we use in shaping our lives and making decisions. Values, once identified, help you know yourself. Values show up in behavior, so knowing your values helps you identify behaviors that fit with your...
Read moreDeveloping a Coaching Culture
Built upon humility and valuing others, it is a subset of servant leadership. Too often, leaders think that they are responsible for making most, if not every, decision in their organizations. Perhaps their ability to make good decisions has...
Read moreLife Planning Goals & Action Plans
Having established the direction of your Life Plan by examining and determining your Core Values, defining your Life Purpose, examining the current realities of your life with the Wheel of Life, and envisioning what impact you desire from your...
Read moreLife Vision Statement
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” – Psalm 90:12 (ESV) Our lives can be described as a trip. We are somewhere now, and our trip will end at some point. The question that we face is, when we reach the end of this...
Read moreWheel of Life
Wheel of Life Instructions The Wheel of Life is a tool to guide some thinking about the quality or direction of a person’s life. The wheel looks at various areas of your life and then provides a scale from 0 (at the center) to 10 (at the outer...
Read moreLife Purpose Statement
A Life Purpose Statement is a succinct and specific description of your “why”, your purpose for being on this earth. It describes your reason for getting out of bed in the morning. It translates who you are into what you do. It converts your...
Read moreThe Life Planning Process
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” – Psalm 90:12 (ESV) Some people drift through life, simply going with the flow and reacting to or accepting the various twists and turns along the way. Other people live in a...
Read moreLeading Up, Down, and Sideways
Leadership is not based on position or title. And we don’t need to have subordinates on an organizational chart to lead. Leadership is the ability to influence people with whom we come in contact based on a combination of our character and...
Read moreDitch the Annual Performance Review
Over the years, many organizations have adopted a form of annual performance review that includes scripted questions and rating scales for various measures of job performance. In many ways, these performance reviews are a bureaucratic means of...
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