(Sharing the year’s most popular posts.). love pastors. Each week, through this blog and my personal ministry, God allows me to partner with dozens of pastors, helping them think through life and ministry issues. ve learned that many pastors struggle to find people who will invest in them and help them grow as individuals, leaders and pastors. MORE >>

Well, last week’s post got some great responses. find it very providential that Jessica Esch has been reading my Jessica Esch "#58 At Last" mind as she’s creating her book ;-). The horrors of last Friday are very fresh for all of us, and sorrowfully, will be permanently fresh for many families in Newtown. And this is not a paradox! MORE >>

By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Let’s cut right to the chase; stop focusing on being efficient – it’s a waste of time. Nobody other than perhaps you  really cares how efficient you are, but everyone cares how effective you are. It’s important to remember leadership is a people business, and people are messy. MORE >>

Guest post from John Mattone: The fundamental belief underlying Positive Performance Management (PPM) is this: Leaders and their employees must strive to make performance reviews complete, honest, and timely. As a leader, it is critical that you engage in crucial conversations to let employees know where they stand at all times. Poor work? reviews. MORE >>

(At the end of the year, I’m re-posting my most read posts of the year.). Young parents will often remind me of a parenting phenomenon that I experienced firsthand. Perhaps you did also.My friend is living through her first “terrible threes”. She has a three year old trying her patience. You may have entered the terrible threes. Be mature. MORE >>