Is There A Change Coming?

A quote on Twitter today caught my eye. It comes from Shannon Self, High School Pastor at Longhollow Baptist Church in the Nashville area (@Self24):

"Everything will change when your desire to move on exceeds your desire to hold on."

What a truth! My only add is that even when we sense change could be coming, we MUST keep our desires (either of the above types) held captive to God's empowering guidance. It is HE that truly loves us, truly knows us, and truly has our best interest in mind after all!

How about you? Contemplating change today? Have you really laid it before the Throne? Really?

Do that, and I believe peace in the midst of the storm of change will be yours, my friend!

Is Leadership Dead?

I just received Jeremie Kubicek's new book "Leadership Is Dead - How Influence Is Reviving It".  Having watched this book come together, and after reading many blogs and other notes from Jeremie, I can't wait to devour this book! The first 2 chapters were consumed upon opening this morning, and that only took about 10 minutes or so! This is going to be an awesome journey.

More importantly, Jeremie is teaching the concept of Leadership being about others. I continue to try to apply this theory in my own sphere of influence, and hope that those of you who lead others (which more of you do than you realize, by the way), will get this book and let Jeremie "prop up your arms" in the battle to make this life about more than ourselves.

Thank you, Jeremie, for the challenge, and the encouragement!

Peace...

Managing vs. Leading: Does It Matter?

Many Leadership writers have tackled the topic of Management vs. Leadership. Most, though certainly not all, see them as two distinct disciplines. A CEO I sat with recently told me that while they are different, he believes that successful executives develop strong capabilities in both areas.  I suppose he's right to a certain extent, but it seems to me that I see a far greater void in skilled LEADERS than I do in functional MANAGERS.  Let me explain.