A good listener must be people oriented, genuinely interested in others. He must be empathetic, equally concerned with the well-being of those around him.
Many leaders who have a relationship with God want to experience the blessings of God. We ask God for blessings. We pray about it and we earnestly seek God’s best.
We aren’t teaching boys what it means to be a man. They lack not only the knowledge of manhood, but any concept of the responsibilities of a man. In short, males do not know how to live and act as men.
The reason we called a leadership transition “succession” is that it is a forward-looking process. Every generation of leader will face new and different obstacles, challenges and goals. Looking back to recreate past success will fail.
Wisdom is a combination of knowledge and experience. When faced with circumstances, decisions, crises or opportunities, we might look for wisdom to help us choose the best course of action.
“What did the EKG say?” I asked the nurse. “Oh baby,” she said, “You’re having a heart attack!” This is a true story about being in the right place at the right time.
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (1924 - 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th President of the United States. Though many believe his presidency a failure, his post-Oval Office years were nothing short of phenomenal.
One of the greatest investments you can make as a leader will not be found in a stock selection, or emerging technologies, or foreign markets. A leader’s most powerful commodity is his relationships with people.
Between the pandemic, inflation, supply chain issues, job hirings and downsizing, political and macroeconomic concerns, the stock market—just about everyone living today is a little bit burnt around the edges.