Here is a new 5 for Leadership for your leader learning. The topics cover solution-based leadership, leading in the wild, best leadership books of 2015, what to do when your church does not fit your community, and how to attract and keep good leaders. There are some quality posts here–take a look at more than one.
Leading in the Wild
“The classic tenets of what it means to be a leader originated in an era of “cage” employees. Employees punched in, went to their workstations, did their tasks all day, and punched out. New employees hoped to avoid getting a bad boss and stayed worried about their pay raises and performance reviews. They learned to keep their heads down; mouths closed and just get the job done.” All that has changed dramatically–read on to discover leadership in the 21st century.
The Best Leadership Books of 2015
This comes from Paul Sohn. Enough said–take a look!
3 Questions to Consider When the Church No Longer Reflects The Community
“The question was: How can we grow now that we don’t represent the demographics of our community?” Ron Edmondson does a great job of providing insight to answer this tough question.
Beyond Thank You–5 Non-Financial Keys to Attracting and Keeping Great Leaders
“Whether it’s staff or volunteers, you want to keep people engaged, motivated and committed to a common cause. While there’s a variety of ways to do that, there’s one truth underneath it all that often gets missed.” Carey Nieuwhof shares some great insights on this very important topic.
Solution Based Leadership
“Leadership thinker Brian Tracy makes the following comment about leaders and followers:
Leaders think and talk about the solutions.
Followers think and talk about the problems.
This quote reminds us that leadership effectiveness is not just about skill and capacity; it is also about a leader’s focus.” This comes from Justin Irving on his blog Purpose in Leadership.
There are the 5 for this week. Summer is rapidly coming to an end. Take advantage of your last summer days to do a little leadership reading.
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