Conflict: Part 3

This is Part 3 in a series on conflict and leadership. You may want to read Part 1 and Part 2 before you continue.

Listen to the five-minute Conflict: Part 3 audio program from Coach’s Corner. 

Seek first to understand, and only then to be understood.

Seeking first to understand, then be understood is a term coined by Steven Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  Seeking first to understand, and only then to be understood, is at the core of engaging healthy conflict.

Conflict: Part 2

This is Part 2 in a series on conflict and leadership. You may want to read Part 1 before you continue.

Listen to the five-minute Conflict: Part 2 audio program from Coach’s Corner. 

Truth without love can be mean and love without truth can be a lie. We all need both truth and love.

Today’s post is the second in a series on conflict: the importance of engaging it proactively and how to do it in a healthy way.

Conflict: Part 1

Listen to the five-minute Conflict: Part 1 audio program from Coach’s Corner. 

Truth without love can be mean, and love without truth can be a lie.

Today’s post kicks off a series on conflict and how to deal with it in healthy ways—yet another critical trait for any Christian leader.

Magic Moments

Listen to the five-minute Magic Moments audio program from Coach’s Corner. 

In today’s post I’m focusing on magic moments in the life of leaders. Magic moments are those times when something unique happens and the leader’s action will define who he or she is and will tell others whether or not he or she cares about the mission and people impacted.

Judging Others

Listen to the five-minute Judging Others audio program from Coach’s Corner.

I used to have a tension inside of me about judging other people: Should I judge them or their performance for the good of the organization, or should I heed the Bible when it says “judge not, lest ye be judged”? I was taught as a business leader that I need to be a good judge of people. Leadership is about vision and team building. And to build a good team, leaders need to be able to judge others accurately.

Truth and Love

Listen to the five-minute Truth and Love audio program from Coach’s Corner.

A core belief I have is that the truth sets you free. I’ve come to understand and appreciate this through some truths that were pretty difficult for me to handle. I may have always used this saying. However, being on the other side of some difficult truths I’ve faced and overcome and then experiencing the freedom that comes from the truth is why this has become one of my favorite sayings.