Defining Moments

Defining moments. Every leader has them. Likely one or two come to mind just on hearing the phrase. Outcomes editor-in-chief W. Scott Brown asked Paula Fuller, Executive Vice President for People and Culture with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, and Bruce McNicol, CEO of Trueface, to reflect on how being rooted in relationships of trust has shaped their … Continue reading Defining Moments

Books for Spring 2019

BOOKS Register to attend The Outcomes Conference 2019 to hear directly from these authors (and more)! 1. The Softer Side of Leadership: Essential soft skills that transform leaders and the people they lead  By Dr. Eugene B. Habecker (Deep River Books, 2018) Book Overview   Dr. Gene Habecker will be the featured Men’s Breakfast speaker at The … Continue reading Books for Spring 2019

Have More Fun!

Christian Leadership Alliance President and CEO Tami Heim recently interviewed Mandy Arioto, president and CEO of MOPS International on the “Rooted” theme of this edition of Outcomes magazine. The theme of this edition mirrors the “Rooted” theme of The Outcomes Conference 2019 in Dallas, April 16-18, where Mandy Arioto will serve as a keynote presenter. … Continue reading Have More Fun!

Sacred Space

Do you feel pressed for time, caught up in the swirl and white water toxicity of a never ending work culture? It doesn’t have to be that way. Words like rest, alone, a quiet place, and sacred space can and need to be operative realities for how we practice our leadership. For example, when Jesus … Continue reading Sacred Space

Real Rest. Really?

Laughter. The sound emanated from the mobile phone speaker, filling my office. This was the eighth phone conversation and the eighth response of incredulous laughter. Though I hadn’t expected it, I knew I had earned this response to my proposal. I was proposing an organization-wide rest and renewal study. I called strategic team-leaders in my … Continue reading Real Rest. Really?