two types of leadership: life role leadership and organizational leadership.

Several years ago a study was done of 237 Christian leaders who had experienced a moral failing. The purpose of the study was to determine if these cases had any common denominators. The researchers reported only one thing all these men held in common: not one of them had an accountability relationship with other men.1 Do you have an accountability

the central habit is accepting and abiding in God’s love. The other four habits—experiencing solitude, practicing prayer, knowing and applying Scripture, and maintaining supportive relationships—are all ways to help you accept and abide in God’s unconditional love.

Feedback is a gift. If somebody gives you a gift, what do you say? “Thank you!” Then ask more questions in order to understand what is being said and why: “What made you think that?” “How long has this been an issue?” “Don’t name names, but can you tell me more about how your coworkers are feeling?” “Whom do you suggest I talk to about this situati

leadership happens anytime we influence the thinking, behavior, or development of another person.

When Ken was a college professor, he would be in trouble with the faculty when he gave out the final exam questions on the first day of class—and he did so every semester. When the faculty found out, they asked Ken, “What are you doing?” He calmly responded, “I thought we were supposed to teach these students.” “We are—but we don’t give them the fi

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“Whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:27–28

Leaders need safe-harbor relationships in which they can lay down all the armor and weapons they need to face the world and can relax in confidential and unguarded conversation.