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a model of teaching leadership

If you are training people in leadership, how do you help people understand what you are teaching? Consider Jesus’ approach: 1. You could start with a point of passion. Look for what is making them angry. Find an injustice that has them completely furious. Especially if it is an injustice that affects them. “How come […]

no need to be original.

Sometimes we work hard to be original. We want to say something new. We want to be creative and innovative. We want to make our mark. Sometimes the best thing to be is a copy. We repeat what we’ve heard. We teach what we’ve learned. We prove by our lives that it works. In Matthew […]

you need to copy someone.

When you decide to do something, you don’t work in a vacuum. You look for models. You look for examples. You look to your training and your experience. Sometimes, you want to be exactly like someone. Sometimes you want to be nothing like someone. (For example, when I was a young father and faculty member, […]