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 …
wes Check It Out: Shortcuts vs Second Miles
I’m on a Student Leadership trip today, so I thought it would be fitting to share an article I ran across last week. Tim Elmore is someone whose blog I always make a point to read, mostly because he has great content. This article, in particular, talks about the difference …
Lessons from the Farm: Training With A Purpose
So, I decided to do a theme for the first time. I’m going to call these next few 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 …
Learn to Let Go
Leadership development is a growth process. Sometimes, leadership development is a glacially slow growth process. One thing I have learned along the way (and I’m quite certain the people most responsible for my own leadership development experienced the same thing), sometimes letting go is the best move. Not letting go …
Develop Leaders
Over the past few years I have noticed a shift in my focus on leadership. As my own leadership has grown, I find myself looking for ways to help others. This does not mean that everything I do has provided excellent results. Nor have my efforts been error free. But, …