Posts that deal with some aspect of leadership, leadership development, and management.
The subtitle of On Purpose Leadership is Master the Art of Leading Yourself to Inspire and Impact Others. Dominick Quartuccio has written a very important addition to the many great leadership books on the market. The marketplace is flooded with similar books and many of them are very good. I study leadership and I teach it. […]
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“Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.” King David never did things half way. As a youth, he took on and defeated a seasoned nine foot warrior who was taunting Israel’s God. As the king who brought the Ark of God back to Jerusalem, he personally led
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As leaders, it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that our job is to define what reality is for our organization. In fact, it is much more important to reveal possibility than it is to just to tell everyone what is going on. Most of our people are smart enough and perceptive
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“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” Mark Twain This seems like a contradictory message but if you think about it, it really does make sense. I don’t know anyone who has the complete vision for their life. Most of us know where we would like to go and what we
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“Consistency is the single most important factor that determines whether or not we are successful.” John Maxwell You may not be the smartest person in the company but consistency intensifies what you do know. You may not be the most creative person on the team. Showing up early every day, though, with new ideas maximizes
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The theology and doctrine of angels is an often neglected area of Christian theology and study. Most systematic theologies list angelology as one of the major categories of study, yet it is often overlooked when we discuss doctrine. A theological definition of angels is that they “are spiritual beings created by God to serve Him,
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“The good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept God’s message and produce a huge harvest — thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted.” This would have sounded interesting to Jesus’ hearers. A harvest of one hundred percent was unheard of! What farmer could ever expect that
“The rocky soil represents those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But like young plants in such soil, their roots don’t go very deep. At first they get along fine, but they wilt as soon as they have problems or are persecuted because they believe the word.” Why don’t their roots go
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“The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.” “Worry is temporary atheism.” Being able to breathe is a key to staying alive. No breath equals no life. There are
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“The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” Maybe its because we spent many years as foreign missionaries, but this passage always seems to jump off of the page at me. Jesus made
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