Archive for May, 2009

Credibility: the Acid Test of Leadership

Leadership isn’t the result of a position or title as much as it is the positioning of character, and credibility is the distinguishing mark of one’s character. It’s not gained in a seminar or workshop. Credibility is a lifestyle; not a single event or a lone occurrence, but a pilgrimage over time. As such, there are no shortcuts to your credibility. While image and reputation is what people think you are, credibility determines who you really are. Continue reading

Why Waddle When You Can Fly?

Change is never easy nor is it a smooth process. It is chaotic and even intimidating and the transition has the potential to either launch an organization to the next level or cast it into the deepest pit. Wise leaders look for change, manage it and lead their people and organization through it. Continue reading

Possibilities, Potential and Purposes

Our tendency is to prejudge or pigeonhole individuals as we interpret their giftedness and potential based upon initial impressions or our own limited experiences. This completely neglects, however, the power and enabling of an omnipotent God working within the life of an individual. Aren’t you thankful that Christ was and is able to see past the obvious shortcomings of His followers and see that which can be accomplished when He invades a life? Continue reading