Medieval Leadership: Gregory’s Rule of Pastoral Care
Where would you have learned about leadership if you lived in the Middle Ages? Perhaps you might have access to Gregory the Great’s Liber Regulae Pastoralis.
Gregory the Great: Contemplative Servanthood as Spiritual Leadership
Gregory the Great has much to teach modern audiences about leadership. The church needs more leaders like Gregory commended: discerning servants who remain active ascetics.
Ten Profound Leadership Quotes
Leadership is a skill sorely lacking in our day. Here are ten profound quotes on leadership. They are quotable, insightful, and some of my personal favorites.
Information Overload: How to File and Find Information
Human knowledge doubles every thirteen months. Yes, you read that right; in thirteen months, civilization will have double the data that currently exists. It once took a century for this to happen, but the process isn’t finished. It’s only speeding…
10 Questions to Refine Your Vision
If you are ‘going somewhere’ – in life, in business, in leadership, or in relationships – you need to know where that ‘somewhere’ is. As I wrote recently, one of the best ways to do this is by writing your…
Why You Have to Write Your Vision
You would never buy an airline ticket to an unknown destination, or even a place as vague as ‘out west someplace.’ You don’t plan a family vacation to ‘somewhere.’ Could it be, however, that you are taking a much more…
Attempting Great Things
We live in an age of great things – of space stations that orbit the globe, of high-tech medical robots, of multi-million dollar budgets. The modern world is bursting with initiative and impressive projects, whether 35-mile tunnels under mountains or elaborate…
Egerton’s Eight Species: A Tool for Thinkers
Egerton’s eight species is a remarkable tool for thinkers. By thinkers, I don’t just mean philosophers. I include analysts, writers, leaders, speakers, and anyone else who deals with ideas and concepts. You are probably wondering what I am talking about….
Three Questions for Candidates
Is your candidate up for some tough questions? As Super Tuesday looms, I’d like to suggest three questions to ask about your ‘favorite’ candidate. [By the way, check out the end of this post for an opportunity to get more entries…
