Category: Career and Leadership
When you don’t agree with someone on your team—or even worse, with another leader or upper management—it is a real challenge. You’ve been a servant leader, putting your team’s needs first and working hard to create a positive, collaborative culture. You care about what your team members think. You listen to their ideas. And honestly, […]
Set expectations with your team—oh, the struggle! If you’re a leader who’s been at it for a while, especially if you lean towards servant leadership, you know exactly what I’m talking about. You want to empower your team, not micromanage. You want to create an environment where people feel trusted, motivated, and ready to step […]
Let’s be real—when was the last time you thought about taking a break? And I’m not talking about a quick coffee run between meetings or sneaking in a few minutes of scrolling through TikTok. I mean a real break. The kind where you really step away, recharge, and let yourself breathe. If you can’t remember […]
Have you ever heard that embracing uncomfortable situations is the mark of a true leader? I was once told this a long time before I became a leader. I did not know exactly what it meant then. I assumed it meant having to fire someone, getting scolded for every small mistake in my department, or […]
Since recently returning to the school system, I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership lately. Not just leadership in the sense of running a business or leading a project, but the kind of leadership Jesus calls us to in our everyday lives. You know, that quiet, sometimes behind-the-scenes leadership that doesn’t look like the world’s […]
When I first became a leader in a workplace, I thought I would never have to worry about getting fired. The money and opportunity were good, but I was happier about job security. My happiness quickly dipped when I had a conversation with my mentor months later. The company was not doing too well, and […]
Have you ever heard your boss apologize? Yeah, for the longest time, neither did I. The thought of whether a superior should apologize did not come to mind until I got to a leadership position. And when it did, I had some mixed feelings. Many of the people who led me never apologized for anything. […]
Healthy competition was not something I thought could exist for the longest time. As someone who sadly went to a school system where missing two marks on a test was punished rather than rewarded, I never liked any form of competition. In school, it literally pinned us against each other. And just when I thought […]
Often, it sounds impossible to improve loyalty among people who are not in leadership positions. Many employees are forthcoming about being in it for their own benefit, ready to jump at the next opportunity. I remember being just another worker, and loyalty to my leader and company was not even in my vocabulary. I saw […]
The best leaders have many good qualities, follow certain rules, and always make connections with those they are leading. It’s hard to imagine that one of the rules leaders must follow is allowing themselves to be led. Okay, so maybe it is not a rule, but it definitely improves the quality of leadership you offer. […]