A leader who is good at grasping what’s essential builds influence, exercises good judgment, and displays thought leadership. The Benefits of Grasping What’s Essential It’s essential to grasp what’s essential, else I miss the essential! Ugh! Ok, I need to separate signal from noise. But, what’s that like? Well, from several biographical sketches in scripture […]
Leadership Lessons: Solomon Self-awareness, when paired with decisiveness, makes possible living with purpose, on purpose for an impactful leader. Acting on Opportunities Do I see opportunities? Also, do I respond to open doors in my career? Well, impactful leaders seize opportunities that match their leadership purpose. For Solomon, two projects came at the 10% mark […]
It’s essential for a leader to get right what’s essential. Because, otherwise the leader isn’t putting first things first. Identifying What’s Essential What’s essential to me? Well, whatever it is, “essential” drives my life focus because it controls what I do. So, it’s essential to get right what’s essential! Now, what if I realize that […]
Leadership Lessons: Solomon Often, we link thought leadership to deep knowledge in a specific disciple. But, ultimate thought leadership is uniquely spiritual. Early Thought Leadership Today, thought leaders attract followers by consistently producing impactful content. Now, that was also true of Solomon, according to First Kings 4.34. Moreover, those who came to see him were […]
The sow-reap mental model pictures intentionality and accountability 101 because it doesn’t get much more basic than this! Sowing and Reaping Sow-reap is a basic mental model. It’s so useful because it links actions with outcomes. Hence, I’m accountable for how things turns out because of the intentional choices I’ve made. Unfortunately, accountability is not […]