by bw_admin | Jul 9, 2014 | Servant Leadership
The journey to leadership clarity and getting unstuck begins with the journey to personal clarity. The role of leader is just one hat that you wear throughout the day and if your life is like mine, you are in the follower role a lot more than leader. The first...
by bw_admin | Jul 2, 2014 | Servant Leadership
As a husband, leader, business owner or plain old human being, I feel “stuck” more than any other negative feeling or emotion. All other feelings and emotions seem to have their root in feeling and being stuck. The Cambridge Online Dictionary defines “stuck” as...
by bw_admin | Jun 25, 2014 | Servant Leadership
While other kids my age were taking piano or guitar lessons, I was taking organ lessons and at ten years old I was thrust into playing at my church. I developed into a decent organist who played with four fingers and the pedal. I thought I had it covered until Mrs....
by bw_admin | Jun 16, 2014 | Servant Leadership
The story of my 2014 can only be told if I look back six months prior. On July 11, 2013, I fell and severely broke both bones in my lower left leg. This alone carried with it lessons and new awareness to last a lifetime and for the first three and a half months of...
by bw_admin | Jun 11, 2014 | Servant Leadership
As husbands often do, I screwed up. I didn’t lose thousands of dollars, have an affair or forget to pay our mortgage. My transgression was far more mundane but it was a breach of trust with my wife and she was hurt. It happened on a Sunday morning at church no...
by bw_admin | Jun 4, 2014 | Servant Leadership
A dear one in my church family passed away after 90 years of a well lived and loved life. As I saw the Facebook posts roll in, it was remarkable, but not surprising, the impact she made. When her obituary is written it will say, 1924 – 2014, but it will be what’s...
by bw_admin | May 28, 2014 | Servant Leadership
In a 2011 post in the Sierra Journal, Rich Meyers*, provides tips to serve us well in extended outdoor endeavors and that have a natural application to servant leadership. While these expedition behaviors may not set someone apart as a traditional leader, it creates...
by bw_admin | May 21, 2014 | Servant Leadership
I was first inspired to the term “expedition behavior” in Adam Grant’s book, “Give and Take” to describe the approach of George Myers, not so famous writer and producer of “The Simpsons.” It is a term coined by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) which has...
by bw_admin | May 8, 2014 | Servant Leadership
A friend recently shared the experience of a new leader being hired to replace a recently promoted manager. Even though the team liked the former manager, his shortcomings were still the topic of discussion. There were hopes that this new leader would change...
by bw_admin | Apr 30, 2014 | Servant Leadership
I’m often asked where a leader should begin in their growth as a leader and in their quest to have a greater influence on their team. I’m always intrigued by the question and will ask them where they think they should start. The answers include… Better communication...
