I want to talk about power. No, not the dark side of power nor all the abuses that flow from it—a good topic for another day—but the...

Does it seem to you like we live in a moment when trust of leaders is at a real low? In politics we are more suspicious than ever. In the...

The org chart says you are the boss, the supervisor, the one responsible for managing your people. But, your heart says leading these...

Influence is a big deal. It is honorable. It matters. And, here at the beginning of a new year, I would guess that most of us are...

If a book is good, I don’t just read it. I have a conversation with it. I write comments, questions, and actionable ideas in the margins....

If the power of a paycheck is such a big lever, why is managing people so challenging?

How do you know when the time is right to hand off the baton of leadership to your successor? What are the signs that you’ve stayed too...

Yesterday, a staff member from our church described our pastor with a uniquely insightful compliment. “He is willing to take a punch for...

Difficult conversations are not unique to leaders, but they are unavoidable if you are going to lead. Every leader needs to walk this...

A BIG CLUE: The answer is not... Yoda... Gandalf… Dumbledore… Jiminy Cricket... all fictional superheroes of the mentoring world. The...