Are you a likeable leader? Every leader has a desire to be liked by those around them. You might say you don’t care if people like you or not, but the reality is you still have an unconscious or unrecognized desire for people to like you, everyone does. The challenge of leading is behaving in […]

There are certain harmful behaviors every Christian leader needs to watch out for and guard against. There is a story in 3 John 1: 9-11 in which John addresses several destructive and harmful behaviors that Diotrephes was having with the people in his sphere of influence. John wrote:  I wrote to the church about this, […]

Leadership is not easy. Leading can be hard and stressful. It’s not for the weak at heart. No matter your leadership position, stress comes with the job. If the stress is unmanaged, it can cause a person to quickly burn out and become ineffective. Every leader should implement stress relieving techniques into their regular routine […]

In the last part of this series we discussed how just starting, self-talk, and growth content can jump start your motivation. Let’s continue to jump start and maintain our motivation with even more proven techniques: Music Music has the potential to inspire, encourage, and motivate you. It can touch your heart and emotions. One research team […]

There are certain admirable virtues which, if applied, will make you a marvelous leader. A leader who positivity influences the people around them and one that leads people to delivering outstanding results. The admirable virtues include: authenticity, integrity, kindness, compassion, confidence, patience, and humility. Some of these virtues will come more naturally to you while […]

This is a guest article by Brad Shorr who is Director of Content Strategy at Straight North, a Chicago SEO expert agency headquartered in the Chicago area. He has executive level experience in B2B sales, marketing and operations. A lot of companies talk about being innovative, but how many really are? In the world of […]