traditions | Three Question Leadership https://threequestionleadership.com Helping Expand Your Leadership Influence Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/threequestionleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-cropped-cropped-2-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 traditions | Three Question Leadership https://threequestionleadership.com 32 32 123447740 Lessons from the Farm: Efficiency Isn’t Flashy https://threequestionleadership.com/2020/04/16/lessons-from-the-farm-efficiency-isnt-flashy/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2020/04/16/lessons-from-the-farm-efficiency-isnt-flashy/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:29:16 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=1565 I started driving a tractor by myself around age 7, maybe 8. It’s not as dangerous as it may seem because I only went about 3.5 mph most of the time, and it’s difficult to do much damage at that high rate of sloth-ness. As I got older, I realized ...

The post Lessons from the Farm: Efficiency Isn’t Flashy first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2020/04/16/lessons-from-the-farm-efficiency-isnt-flashy/feed/ 0 1565 Act Now or Wait? https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/09/17/act-now-or-wait/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/09/17/act-now-or-wait/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:08:58 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=1300 I’m a terrible bargain hunter. What I mean is, if I find a bargain, regardless of a need, I try to convince myself (and my finance department) of my need for it. In those moments, I tend to live with an incredible sense of urgency, hoping to never miss the ...

The post Act Now or Wait? first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/09/17/act-now-or-wait/feed/ 0 1300 The Power of Shared Definitions https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/05/23/the-power-of-shared-definitions/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/05/23/the-power-of-shared-definitions/#respond Thu, 23 May 2019 13:04:04 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=1177 On Tuesday I wrote about the importance of shared definitions. (Click here if you missed it. So, what’s the benefit of a shared definition? I played basketball in high school. One year our coach drew up a play we called “Oklahoma”, and the play would end in a lob pass ...

The post The Power of Shared Definitions first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/05/23/the-power-of-shared-definitions/feed/ 0 1177 The Difficulty of Leadership https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/05/14/the-difficulty-of-leadership/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/05/14/the-difficulty-of-leadership/#respond Tue, 14 May 2019 13:23:24 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=1164 Ministry is difficult. One of the challenging parts of ministry is how to cope with the reality that our spiritual lives and our relationships are often intertwined. As a minister, I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes when someone pushes away from church, I take it personally. I view ...

The post The Difficulty of Leadership first appeared on Three Question Leadership.]]> https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/05/14/the-difficulty-of-leadership/feed/ 0 1164 Lessons From the Farm: Traditions https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/04/23/lessons-from-the-farm-traditions/ https://threequestionleadership.com/2019/04/23/lessons-from-the-farm-traditions/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2019 13:29:08 +0000 https://threequestionleadership.com/?p=1141 We are continuing our Lessons from the Farm series this week. If you’ve missed any of the posts, or want a refresher from years past, please click around catch up! Growing up I spent countless hours on tractors. When plowing, I would make “rounds” which meant driving down one side ...

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