When your leadership focus is derailed by a …. Squirrel!

Have you ever seen the movie Up?  In the movie there is a talking dog that chatters away until he sees a squirrel. Instantly all other conversations and thoughts cease and he yelps “Squirrel” and turns his head to watch the squirrel.

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Navigating Change by Faith: Walking on Stepping Stones In Dense Fog

Are you in the midst of change and trying to balance the need to take ownership of that change with the need to walk by faith?

Years ago I was struggling to find that balance and wrote this:

I feel like I have been on a path of stepping stones.

Most days this path is surrounded by intense fog that is so thick you can’t see anything – not even the next stone.  

7 Most Powerful Lessons From Life & Leadership

I recently sat down and created a list of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned so far, in life and in leadership.

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Seven of those lessons stand out as lessons that are critically important to share.  (And each one links to a resource or a post with more detail!)

  1. Your calling can become your idol if you let it.
  2. Without a vision people and organizations really do perish.
  3. Leaving your comfort zone will always make you feel weak and small.
  4. Every human has feet of clay, complete trust and confidence should only be placed in God.
  5. The critical balance of compassion and accountability.
  6. How to forgive, even when the act seems unforgivable.
  7. Brokenness creates humility.  Thankfulness sustains humility.

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