Chris White has over 50 years of experience in leadership, from his service in the U.S. Navy, to IBM, and then to Executive Ministries and Leadership Companies. He is the Founder of Leadership Companies, whose mission since 1986 is developing leaders in the business and professional community. His passion is helping men find their unique calling in life.
A 65-year-old leader will never have more experience than he has in his fourth quarter. He will have more knowledge than he has ever had.
A Christ-centered man looks for instruction in how to live, lead, interact and influence. The Bible contains practical instruction for life, family and business. But what about the prophecy in the Bible?
There’s nothing wrong with being likeable and agreeable as a leader—but to a point. Likeability is not universal. No matter how focused a leader is on building relationships, exhibiting empathy and listening well, he will not be universally liked.
The key facet of leadership development—that is, investing in others for the purpose of seeing them exhibit excellence through their own lives and leadership—is “baked in” to New Testament teaching.
What if there was a kind of cold call that was 100% successful? A call that, every time you made it, something meaningful would occur? A cold call so powerful that a response is guaranteed?
For clarity, consider each message in light of the question, “Is what I am about to say of benefit to the listener?” Even difficult statements are beneficial if they truly help the receiver, and are delivered with proper tone and context.
Some leaders see themselves as a steward of their position. Others want to claim a top position in business. Still others want to accomplish something specific. None of these purposes, however, outlast the leader himself.
Some people are energized when they have interesting news about someone else. They can’t wait to share “inside information”, especially if it paints someone else in a negative or surprising light.
For a leader, deliverables can make or break overall performance. To confirm your role as a leader in your organization, on a regular basis you will have to bring deliverables on time, on budget, and of high quality, to meet the demands of clients and executives.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:11 we are instructed, “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.”As a faith-centered leader, consider how social media may allow you to be a spiritual influence within your circle of family, friends and coworkers.
This year Zoom will host 3.3 trillion meeting minutes. Zoom welcomes 300 million meeting participants each day. Even if you are back in the office full-time, you’ll likely engage online in a meeting with others on a regular basis.
Today in the US, 6 billion texts will be sent. But that pales compared to the 269 billion daily emails—that’s 74 trillion a year. And the antiquated phone call? Just 2.4 billion per day among America’s 300 million cell phone users. We are certainly communicating… but are we connecting?
Scripture tells us “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). A peacemaker is one who helps reconcile parties who disagree. Spiritually a peacemaker is one who leads others to reconcile with God and with one another.
Sir Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder of Virgin Group, which is a cadre of more than 400 companies including an airline, cruise line, retail empire and space tourism concern.
The pandemic artificially forced everyone to isolate as much as possible from non-family members. Many went from a situation that was forced to one which was favored. What about post-pandemic?
There is great wisdom in the profitable use of time. For a leader, this takes a certain amount of discipline, and a purposeful desire to use his days for positive and impactful tasks and relationships.
John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States until his assassination at the end of his third year in office. He was the youngest person to be elected President and served during the height of the Cold War.
What does it take to be a good manager? While leadership is most often associated with guidance or direction, management is identified as the process of dealing with things or people. Management is the day to day, where the rubber meets the road.
Julius Caesar (100 BC – 44 BC) was a Roman general and stateman who rose to become dictator of Rome. Today Caesar is still considered one of the greatest military commanders to have ever lived.
George Washington (1732 – 1799) was an American military officer, stateman and first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
Great leaders have in common a practical approach to making progress on their important items each day. Step down one or more of these eight paths to greater productivity.
We live in a world filled with conflict. Every day, regardless of what is reported in the news, there are wars raging, injustices happening and people fighting. What should a leader do?
These five habits can be truly toxic, robbing you of your best effort, undermining your decisions, clouding your vision and distracting you from reaching your goals.
The news shows that the world itself is flying apart. More killings, bad weather, disasters, distrust, deception, disease, war. A news hour filled with terrorism, racism, mass shootings, depression, suicide and more. The solution is easier than you think. Just turn it off.
Undoubtedly we are more connected than ever before through electronic means. Yet our collective ability to navigate difficult conversations, especially conflict, is terrible. Perhaps our connections have become echo-chambers for groupthink.
Welch was relentless in his desire to make GE leaner, tougher and more competitive. He advocated “survival of the fittest”.
Knowing a person is the first and most important step in leading and influencing them. Isolated individuals make poor leaders, because the objective of leadership is always to grow and develop people.
Skip past the weather, sports talk and thoughts on the day’s salacious news headline. What you ask will communicate that you value the other person, and what they have to say. The information you gather can have a marked impact on your leadership.
There’s an interesting story in Genesis 11 that speaks directly to leadership, pride, and ego. It’s a warning to all of mankind of the dangers of ambition.
A dented car is much like a dented relationship. Sometimes the interactions with those around us get broken, and are in need of repair.