More years ago than I care to count, I attended a corporate program by an efficiency consultant who is now very well known. He was teaching us to set personal and career goals, at the time a concept that was something new to me. He facilitated a session where we were mind mapping (also a new concept to me) our desired future. How are you behaving? MORE >>

I met with a young man in our church recently. love his heart. baptized him a few months ago and have taken a personal interest in him. see such kindness in him, that I asked him to serve in our children’s ministry. He was delighted. He assumed we weren’t interested in him. was devastated. Become known as unresponsiveness. MORE >>

Gayle Beebe has written a book on how effective and moral leaders develop and more importantly, how they must continue to develop. Too often leaders think they have made it and stop working on themselves. Eventually they become leaders in title only. It takes time. Leadership development is a process. The Importance of Competence. MORE >>

Posted in Leadership Development We base our first impressions on external appearance. Grooming. Teeth. Attire. Accessories. Accent. We notice scuffs on shoes, extra pounds, and age. Then, we unconsciously jump to conclusions about the person’s potential and abilities. When we reflexively act from a prejudiced place, are we really prizing diversity? MORE >>

If you’re a manager, at some point in your career, if you haven’t already, you’ll be required to participate in something called a “talent review” meeting. That’s HR-speak for a meeting where a bunch of managers get together behind closed doors and talk about their employee’s strengths and weaknesses. Succession planning and leadership development. MORE >>