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...

Ever get cranky because people don’t read your emails? What's wrong with people? How can they be so rude? Well, you’re in good company. I...

Leaders talk about reality. They name things as they are and they help others do the same. Therefore, it’s time we admit something to...

It was early Friday morning and I really wanted to get out for a bike ride. I needed the exercise, I knew the outdoors and sweat would do...

If you wanted the simplest framework for today’s post, I would call it: Learning to Pay Attention. More than fifteen years ago someone...

Let’s start by blowing up crazy thinking that keeps lots of people from pouring their lives into others. The truth: you don’t have to be...

I am sick and tired of people who talk their way through an entire conversation without EVER asking a single question of anyone else...

What am I learning? Feb 7, 2018 I spoke to the staff of Rock Harbor Church, Orange County Costa Mesa on things I am learning as a leader...