Wouldn’t be awesome if life had a big eraser that you could use to wipe away all your past mistakes? Wouldn’t it be great to have some do-overs in the past; make changes, say something different, go back and do what you now know you could have done? The truth is, we can’t go back […]
I recently read that according to an IBM study of more than 1,500 CEO’s creativity is the single most important leadership competency for enterprises facing the complexity of global commerce for today. And I read that an Adobe Systems poll of 5,000 people see unlocking creative potential as the key to economic growth. Innovation is […]
The greatest leaders lead by listening. Woodrow Wilson said, “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” Leaders are not always the first ones to speak up, however they are the first ones to listen to what the people are saying. This equips them with the knowledge to then speak up and […]
Some days when we wake up we just don’t feel good. Sometimes situations occur in our life that just make us upset. So the question is how do we deal with ourselves when this happens? Here are some thoughts about how to handle ourselves in those times: Here is a snippet from my new book FAITHOLOGY: […]
“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” ~Theodore Levitt Innovators get things done, that is what separates them from merely being dreamers. They know when to wake up from dreaming and do it. If you can’t take your ideas and get them done you will never be successfully creative. There are […]
Most people think followers should ask questions and the leaders should give them the answers. However, there is a better leadership model that flips the system and produces greater results.
Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” What a great promise we have from God. This is a verse that many people misunderstand and sometimes completely forget to hold on to. Like a slippery noodle sliding of the fork, we lose the power of this […]
Highly creative and productive people know their flow. They know how to tap into their creative juices. In fact, the most innovative people are more calculated in their performance than they are spontaneous. They KNOW 3 things that enable them to activate their creative potential without having to wait for the “feeling” to hit them. Here […]
One of my favorite movies, Braveheart, with actor Mel Gibson, shares the story of William Wallace, a nobleman who rose up to fight for Scottish independence from France. There was also a man named Robert the Bruce who fought alongside William Wallace. In the movie, he betrays William, but then later rises up to lead […]
The feared words “Batteries NOT Included” are not about you…check out this video…
