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Jun 17, 2019
Quick results verses long term sustainability in ministry
We are a people in a hurry.
We want results (and we should) but we want them now and often rather than ensuring that we do something well and sustainable, we opt for what we think will be the quick solution which usually fails in the long term.
We run ministry campaigns but can neglect the harder ongoing training in stewardship and generosity. We want people in groups but don't provide a long term...
Apr 28, 2019
How are you doing as a leader or how is your leader doing?
Does your leader bring great clarity to what the organization or team is about and how it will get there? That is job one of a leader. Clarity gives direction while ambiguity brings confusion.
Does your leader empower you to...
Nov 09, 2017
Investing in direct reports is a critical factor of a leader's success
Leaders have conversations all the time. It is what they do but not all conversations are equally important. Some conversations are far more important than others.
I am a firm believer that the most important conversations a leader has on an ongoing basis is with members of their team. These may be monthly meetings or as needed when issues arise. These are not random conversations but revolve...
Nov 06, 2017
Core issues every leader needs to pay attention to
Almost all leaders struggle with some core issues related to their leadership. Maturing in our leadership role requires us to resolve these core issues and manage them – if we cannot fully deal with them.
The first is the need to be loved and accepted. This is a universal need of course, but leaders who need to be loved and accepted by those they lead set themselves up to fail. Good leadership is...
Jul 26, 2017
Pesident Trump's leadership style could be his undoing.
I have watched with some bemusement the internal leadership dynamics of the Trump presidency and White House. Not his politics - the country voted for that. But his leadership style. In fact, I suspect that it is his personal leadership style that will prove to be the most serious challenge in his presidency.
As a reader of biographies including many of world leaders, I am well aware that their...
May 14, 2015
When leaders stop learning they also stop leading
Leaders often inadvertently stop leading even though they think they are leading. After all they have the title and the responsibility. And authority. But, Leadership is not about those three things. It is helping the ministry move forward in clarity toward a defined goal and meet the new challenges of the day.
None of that happens without the leader continually growing personally and...
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None of that happens without the leader continually growing personally and...
May 14, 2015
When leaders stop learning they also stop leading
Leaders often inadvertently stop leading even though they think they are leading. After all they have the title and the responsibility. And authority. But, Leadership is not about those three things. It is helping the ministry move forward in clarity toward a defined goal and meet the new challenges of the day.
None of that happens without the leader continually growing personally and...
Read more
None of that happens without the leader continually growing personally and...
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TJ Addington
Addington Consulting
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