Monthly Archives: April 2018

The world needs more leaders, but we need leaders who excel at following. Aristotle knew that the most important quality for leading is developed by following. What is that quality? Self-discipline. Leaders must discipline themselves in order to lead effectively. … Continue reading

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Leaders and Sabotage

Edwin Friedman has been a gift to me, with insights about how relationships, families, and church families function. I’m just now reading A Failure of Nerve, his last book. Friedman didn’t complete the book before he died, but the manuscript he … Continue reading

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