Okay, yeah, I know it is a four-letter word. But, the point is, too many of us treat the notion of play as something anathema. We see it...

You ever noticed that we equate rest with laziness and glamorize exhaustion as a symbol of significance? I sat with a group of pastors...

Every day every leader must find a way to cut through the fog and the clamor of the urgent in order to focus their attentions on what...

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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...

It might seem a bit cliche to talk about gratitude during the holiday season. You might even be weary of what is often just flippant...

Being a leader is all about choices. Big ones. Small ones. Forgettable ones. etc. One of those decisions--in a category all its own--is...

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....