Leadership Insights

Some of the most important things in our lives are remarkably quiet. Our health. Our marriage. Our spiritual life. Our relationships. Our peace. The work we feel called to do. They usually don’t send an urgent email. They don’t interrupt a meeting. They don’t always...

There are seasons when I can look back over a week and immediately see what I accomplished. The project was finished. The content was created. The boxes were checked. And then there are weeks like this one. Much of my time was spent caring for people I love. Helping...

We can say something matters to us. Our faith. Our health. Our marriage. Our family. Our calling. The work we believe God has given us to do. But eventually, there is another question worth asking: Does the way I spend my time reflect what I say matters most? I’ve...

For years, I judged a productive day by what I accomplished. How much I handled. How many problems I solved. How much I checked off the list. But over time, I learned that getting more done and giving my best to what matters most are not the same thing. Every day, we...

For many years, I took pride in being the dependable one. If there was a problem, I could usually solve it. If someone needed help, I would step in. If something had to get done, people knew they could count on me. And honestly, being dependable is a good thing. Until...

There is a kind of helping that strengthens people. And there is a kind of helping that quietly teaches them to keep depending on us. It took me years as a leader to recognize the difference. For a long time, when someone on my team was struggling, my instinct was to...

For much of my leadership career, being capable became something of a trap. If there was a problem, I could solve it. If something needed to be done, I could do it. If someone dropped the ball, I could pick it up. And for a long time, I thought that was what strong...

For much of my life, I've been very good at taking care of what needed to be taken care of. My family. My team. My work. My responsibilities. If someone needed something, I figured it out. Maybe you know that kind of leadership. You're capable. Dependable. Strong....

There are seasons when everything seems to fit neatly into place.Your routines are working. Your plans are moving forward. You have time to journal, think, create, and check things off your list. And then... Life changes. Last week, we welcomed a new puppy into our...

There was a time in my leadership career when I believed being the first to volunteer, solving every problem, and working longer hours made me a better leader. I wanted to be known as dependable. Capable. The one people could count on. And for a while... that approach...

A couple of weeks ago, I fully intended to write my weekly Leadership Insight. Instead, life asked something different of me. Ray and I said goodbye to our sweet little Jagger after 14 wonderful years together. A few days later, we drove my mom to Nebraska to...

Sometimes the biggest breakthrough isn't learning something new—it's finally living what you've known all along. There are moments in life when something you've known for years suddenly settles into your heart in a completely different way. Recently, I experienced one...