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LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 144: THE BIG FOUR-ZERO
Increasing your team’s weekly hours by 50 percent (from 40 to 60 hours) does not result in 50 percent more productivity. Most leaders assume the extra hours will produce an equally matched extra output . . . but usually, this formula fails. In today’s episode, John...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 143: BUSY . . . OR PRODUCTIVE?
Busy-ness doesn’t guarantee productivity. Busy can fool us into thinking we’re achieving when we’re really not. In today’s episode, John and Jim chat about the idea of “guarding our assignment” and answer the question, “How can we avoid being faked out by busy?” Here...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 142: SELF-CARE VS. SELF-CENTEREDNESS
Occasionally, we still encounter some leaders who think self-care is a dressed-up word for selfishness. A while back one of our clients asked me, “what about Jesus’ call to deny ourselves, pick up our cross, and follow him?” I responded back with this: “Denying...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 141: LEADING THROUGH PERSONAL PAIN
Several weeks ago, our teammate Jaime Hlavin wrote a powerful post on the subject of leading through personal pain. It’s a fact of leadership life . . . occasionally you have to lead even when you’re experiencing significant headwinds in your personal life. In today’s...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 140: ELIMINATING HURRY
How do we deal with the tension between our task list and God’s invitation to stop hurrying? How can we be productive without being always on the move? In today’s episode, John & Jim unpack three ways eliminate hurry from your life and still be productive at work....
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 139: HIRING FROM THE OUTSIDE
Hiring from within has many advantages. But it’s not always possible. When hiring from the outside, a well-thought-out approach reduces your risk. In today’s episode, John and Jim explore three keys that help you make better hiring decisions. Here are the show notes:...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 138: A PASTOR’S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER
Driven by perfectionism, many pastors overanalyze, over-criticize, and behave less than graciously toward themselves after preaching. In today’s episode John and Jim unpack a prayer every preacher should consider praying before they get to the platform that will help...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 137: INTERVIEW WITH CHAD DEERMAN – PART 2
Today's episode contains Part 2 of John & Jim's interview with Chad Deerman, lead pastor of Faith Alive Church in West Branch, MI. Chad unpacks how he uses focused work segments at home and how they help him never find himself behind at home, and how it also helps...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 136: INTERVIEW WITH CHAD DEERMAN – PART 1
In today’s episode, we interview Chad Deerman, pastor of Faith Alive Church in West Branch, MI. Together we unpack Chad’s powerful approach to focused work segments that have enabled the church he leads to get healthy and grow while simultaneously allowing Chad to...
LEADING FROM ALIGNMENT EPISODE 135: THREE TRAPS LEADERS FALL INTO
Leadership is a journey fraught with peril. Numerous traps await even the best of pastors and business leaders. In today’s episode, John and Jim explore three of the most common pitfalls that threaten to ambush a leader, and what he/she can do to avoid getting...