Maturity is about hitting stride. Writers mature as they develop their voice, honor the reader, and deliver the goods. It’s not about complexity or creative energy. Such things are add-ons. Maturity is about being complete. It’s the essence of what was meant to be. So — what does spiritual maturity look like? How is it distinct from the wisdom of age, experience, […]
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Seven Things I’ve Learned About Leadership from Captaining a Sailboat
(1) Know it all, but don’t do it all. Understand how everything works, ideally from experience. Study the charts, plot your course, avoid harm, and seek leverage. Intuit the boat so you can tease out its advantage. And read the elements like your native language. Then — use everything you know to wisely direct the […]
Seven Things I’ve Learned About Leadership from a Review of the New Petraeus Book*
(1) Get the big ideas right. (2) Communicate the big ideas. (3) Oversee the implementation of the big ideas. (4) Capture your best practices and lessons and cycle them back through the system to help refine your big ideas. (5) Don’t be afraid to disregard rank when someone exhibits characteristics you value, such as brains, […]
Seven Things I’ve Learned About Assumptions
(1) Assumptions are self-imposed barriers. (2) You can tell an assumption by its generalized finality. We could never; There’s no way; That won’t fly; Wait till management gets wind of this; It’s the only thing we can do . . . (3) Heeding assumptions is like making decisions based on rumors. Assumptions and rumors are cut from […]
Seven Things I’ve Learned About Leading a Worship Team
(1) Joy and energy are infectious. If you have a great time, others will too. (2) The point is effectiveness, not efficiency. Less than smooth is okay. Worship is human, not mechanical. (3) Let people operate in their giftedness. A world-class pianist shouldn’t be put on the bass. The effect is better when the expression is […]
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