So I was looking for a pick me up for this weekend.  I knew I was going to be horribly tired over the weekend.  Something about 10 hours of sleep in 72 hours drains a guy.  I have found my new friend.

Avoid common mistakes; Allowing things to “just happen” Neglecting to address issues such as negative attitudes, a lack of motivation and complaining in a timely manner- they will not go away if you ignore them Letting the logistics get out of hand Addressing mistakes publicly, praising privately (should be opposite) Dwelling on corrective behavior, not taking enough time to encourage.

Foundation of Leadership: Vision, Delegation of Responsibilities and Teamwork Vision: It is important to be able to see the big picture and have a clean plan of where the team is going: A captain: casts the overall vision know where you are going and be able to inspire the team to follow “Inspire” the team; don’t use “hype” Inspire team [...]

Foundation of Leadership: Leadership- is the ability to influence those around you to follow your lead. Leadership is not having a title or position but it is having the freedom and ability to speak into people’s lives. Leadership skills are developed, not discovered. There will always be a few people who are what we call “a born leader” that will [...]

Once I got into my office this morning I checked my email. I had an email from our pastor so I opened it. In the message I was informed there was an article written by one of our leaders that went with us to ATF (Acquire the Fire) over this past weekend with the line “Here is an article for [...]

These are just some of the pictures I took while we were in Denver, CO at ATF this past weekend.  I took over 200 pictures and they can all be seen in the Facebook links below. ATF: 2007- Albulm 1 ATF: 2007 – Albulm 2              

I was visiting a new favorite forum of mine this morning when I came across an article from Channel 2 in Milwaukee, WI. I have heard good arguments that you leave you speechless. I have even heard good arguments where I don’t agree that can make you think. I have heard some really lame arguments that make you laugh. This [...]

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