Sometimes The Leader Stands Against The Tide

Sometimes as leaders we stand against our organization’s tides, the world tides our family tides. This takes fortitude and bravery. The story of Daniel’s 3 friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego is a great example for leaders. The back story is that the King (the boss) decreed that everyone bow down to a false God (perhaps…

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The Truth Wins Out

Last post I discussed that the leader has to understand who he or she is in Christ. Some of you may not be Christian and you will have to reconcile that with God. That is a choice you get to freely make. To me, you may be a good leader, but you can’t be the…

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The leader’s journey starts with knowing yourself

“First, leadership is a process. It is not an event – something that happens once and is over” (Woods, 2016, p. 79). A colleague of mine echos Rod Woods’ statement by saying “This is a journey, not a sprint.” She utilizes this witticism for many challenges at work but it is no less applicable to…

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Just getting started

Today I start a process that I do not know where it will take me or anyone reading this site. I have felt the lead of God to talk about leadership as He designs it. First, a little about me. I am the COO of a large multi-specialty medical group. I have been in healthcare…

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