Christian Leadership Alliance
“Hope International had a purpose-driven and highly engaged culture,” says Peter Greer, CEO. “But I sensed that it was diluting rather than reproducing as we entered a season of accelerated growth. We recognized the importance of culture, but we didn’t know how to accurately gauge it—or move beyond recognition to action. We didn’t know what … Continue reading A Flourishing Workplace
One of my favorite sporting events was the 2012 Olympic women’s 4×100 relay in London. The U.S. women crushed a 27-year-old world record. I recently watched a video of that race. Celebrated Olympic sprinter, Allyson Felix, running the second leg, energetically displayed the foundational principles for a good baton pass, and for succession of senior … Continue reading Senior Leader Succession
Over the last two years, the United States has experienced a heightened level of pain, violence, public protest, division, and even fear about racial issues and injustices. This has brought significant focus on the diversity and inclusion work in organizations with employees having new expectations of their employers to make right, speak out, and create … Continue reading Reflecting God’s Kingdom
What does David Green and Hobby Lobby have to do with the growth of your ministry? While some people might first think of the Green family as a funding source, there’s an opportunity for deeper instruction from their story. Their story has been well documented in Giving it All Away and Getting it all Back … Continue reading One Brick at a Time
Three big questions circulate at the center of interactions between leaders and their teams: Why? What? And How? Of these three, Why is the shyest. What and How are noisy by nature, prominent on to-do lists and timecards and boisterously asserting themselves in the midst of other conversations. Why is a wallflower, always waiting for … Continue reading The Power of Purpose
From Roy’s journal during stage-four lung cancer: “A significant mind shift happened this week. Margaret and I were walking, and as usual, she was thinking ahead of me. She asked me what my plans were for getting stronger and healthier. By the next day, I determined that I’d been operating in survival mode. It was … Continue reading Inside-Out Leadership
Enrique Terena, an indigenous Brazilian church leader, shared how the gospel has spread in his region: “Sixty years ago, foreigners came and decided that we Indigenous people needed the Bible in our languages, so a wave of missionaries from outside our country came. Twenty-five years ago, the Portuguese people decided that they needed to provide … Continue reading Stewardship in Bible Translation
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most employees hunkered down in their homes. For many organizations, it was a time to learn how to leverage technology better. For others, it was a time for team members from various age groups to discover how different they were. I consulted with one company and on a single day heard … Continue reading Growing Generation Z
It starts at the beginning. It starts at the front door. Not a virtual front portal, but the actual steel and glass front door. It starts at the front door. Jase was filled with both anticipation and a bit of anxiety. It was his first day of work at the Joni and Friends International Disability … Continue reading Four Pillars of Culture
Another Board meeting has just ended, and while things are okay, you find yourself with a persistent, nagging thought. You’ve heard the Board recount yet again the wonders of your predecessor, the founder. You ask yourself, “Am I just wasting my time here?” The real question is whether you can lead the organization from start-up … Continue reading Start-Up to Sustainability
