On Tuesday I talked about the need to redefine leadership potential. If you missed it, click here to read it. Today, let’s talk about how to provide a way for students to dip their toes into leadership. Over the past year, I’ve been teaching a group of student leaders to ask …
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Redefining Leadership Potential
So much of my experience in developing leaders comes from working with teenagers. Over the past two years, as I have talked with other youth workers, I have started to notice a common thread in a few of our conversations: The necessity for a student to show a readiness to …
Lessons from the Farm: Work Until the Job is Done
Today I am going to finish up my first theme. I’m calling these posts “Lessons from the Farm”. You can read the first post here, or click the Lessons from the Farm Category to the left. If you haven’t read the first part of this post, click here. Okay, that’s all …
Lessons from the Farm: Same Destination, Different Paths
Welcome to my series called “Lessons from the Farm”. You can read the other posts here. Just a little background: I grew up working on my Dad’s farm. As I’ve grown older and spent more time away, there are few leadership principles I have realized along the way. When I got into …
Lessons from the Farm: Teaching on the Go
I’ve been going through a theme for the first time. I’m calling these posts “Lessons from the Farm”. You can read the first post here. Just a little background: I grew up working on my Dad’s farm. As I’ve grown older and spent more time away, there are few leadership …