Dan Rockwell provides a list of twenty-five dumb mistakes leaders make. Creating complexity. Losing sight of vision while focusing on details. Using the same relational-methods with all employees. Assuming people know what they’re thinking. Giving conclusions without explaining thought processes. Interrupting. Relying too heavily on email for communication. Blaming. Lying. Listening to critics that don’t …
Adding to a previous post where Steve Cree of Creek Road Presbyterian shares his most valued resources on leadership, Matt Perman of Desiring God ministries has a post at the Gospel Coalition where he lists nine books on leadership that are also worth considering. They are: The Cross and Christian Ministry: Leadership Lessons from 1 …
Matt Perman (of Desiring God) has provided two posts which give links to his posts from Willow Creek’s Leadership Summit at his blog What’s Best Next. Names which feature include John Dickson, Bill Hybels (‘natch), Seth Godin and Henry Cloud among others. Some will be of interest, some not, but have a look. There are …
C.J. Mahaney has written some books I’ve found helpful. The group of churches he leads, Sovereign Grace Ministries, have also produced many encouraging printed and musical resources. Here he writes about a decision to step down from his leadership role for a season and the reason why: Over the last few years some former pastors …
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