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7 Surprising Prayers by Famous Christian Leaders

7 Surprising Prayers by Famous Christian Leaders

I’m on a blogging sabbatical to focus on my upcoming book. This is a guest post by Jared Brock. Jared is the author of A Year of Living Prayerfully, a humorous travel memoir about prayer. He is the cofounder of Hope for the Sold, an abolitionist charity that fights human trafficking one word at a time. Jared is happily married to his best friend, Michelle, whom he first kissed in the seventh…

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5 Surprising Lessons I Learned from my Grandma’s Funeral

5 Surprising Lessons I Learned from my Grandma’s Funeral

The day after she turned 80, my grandma passed on April 20th. When I heard the news from my dad in Korea, I was speechless. I immediately booked my red eye plane ticket to Korea. As the oldest grandson, I assumed the critical role of a sangju, who plays the role of masters of ceremony, in the traditional Korean funeral process. My grandma’s passing taught me vital life lessons that will serve as…

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8 Transformational Characteristics All Leaders Share

8 Transformational Characteristics All Leaders Share

I’m on a blogging sabbatical to write my book. This is a guest by TJ Trent. TJ is an individual transformation expert. His passion is helping individuals excel through facing and overcoming their challenges, discovering their true dreams, achieving their impossible vision, thus becoming extraordinary.

Transformation is a metamorphosis of something or someone. The Butterfly experiences…

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10 Surprising Movies That Will Empower Your Leadership

10 Surprising Movies That Will Empower Your Leadership

I’m on a blogging sabbatical to write my upcoming book. This is a guest post by Kent Sanders. Kent writes about creativity, the arts, and leadership at KentSanders.net and is also the author of 30 Days of Evernote for Churches. You can connect with him on Facebook or Twitter.

Seen any good movies lately? The answer is probably “yes.” Movies engage us with story, action, and real-life examples of…

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21 Irrefutable Reasons Why Jesus Christ is the Greatest Leader of All Time

21 Irrefutable Reasons Why Jesus Christ is the Greatest Leader of All Time

He started a faith that now has more than 2 billion followers and lasted 2,000 years.  Jesus Christ epitomized the consummate servant leader. In fact, leadership guru Ken Blanchard said it best:

“The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection. He is simply the…

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Top 30 Must-Read Posts on Leadership | March 2015

Top 30 Must-Read Posts on Leadership | March 2015

So here’s my top 30 curated leadership tweets you might have missed in March 2015.

5 Simple Steps To Blow Your Productivity Through The Roof by @SkipPrichard

8 Motivational Tips for Living a More Relaxed and Peaceful Life by @CharlesSpecht

I’m Terrible With Money: How I Got Financial Freedom by @KimanziC

Let Your Subconscious Work for You While You Sleep by @JohnRMeese

Lessons from…

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3 Leadership Traits of an Effective Cross-Cultural Leader

3 Leadership Traits of an Effective Cross-Cultural Leader

I’m on a blogging sabbatical to write my upcoming book. This is a guest post by my friend Christie Samson. Christie is an alumna from the renowned Pepperdine’s MSOD program. She is passionate about leadership development and building capacity in cross-cultural organizations. She leads strategy, program management, and training for SolarCity’s national recruiting programs team. She is the Founder…

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How to Speak Your Leader’s Love Language

How to Speak Your Leader’s Love Language

I’m on a blogging sabbatical to write my upcoming book. This is a guest post by Steven Ibbotson. Steven has served as a teacher and administrator at both K-12 and post-secondary schools. He also serves as a board member with various non-profit organizations. He sees and writes about leadership lessons in everyday life experiences at Life & Leadership (http://stevenibbotson.wordpress.com)

I’ll see…

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Why I Fired Myself Before I Got Fired By Somebody Else

Why I Fired Myself Before I Got Fired By Somebody Else

Last week, I did the craziest thing an ambitious 28-year-old could. I quit (no, I fired myself from) my Fortune 100, high-paying job with great benefits without having another official job lined up.

Some have called this a corporate suicide. Others applauded my courage to pursue my calling in life.

The truth is, I felt like a mindless zombie at work, drowning into currents of purposelessness.…

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Ten Things Every Leader Should Always Teach

Ten Things Every Leader Should Always Teach

I’m on a blogging sabbatical to write my upcoming book. If you’d like to join my launch team, comment below. This is a guest post by Doug Dickerson, an internationally recognized leadership speaker and columnist. He is the author of the books Leaders Without Borders & Great Leaders Wanted. Doug resides with his family near Charleston, South Carolina. You can connect with Doug on his blog,  Twitter

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3 Things Leaders Should Do To Handle Failure Better

3 Things Leaders Should Do To Handle Failure Better

I’m on a blogging sabbatical to write my upcoming book. If you’d like to join me launch team, comment below. This is a guest post by Bobby Benavides. He has served in youth ministry for over 15 years. He currently is a Christian Education Director in Elkins, WV and served as a Youth Development Specialist for WorldVIsion-Appalachia. He is passionate about seeing people come to discover their…

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Equipping the Saint: How Do You Shape Vocational Imagination?

Equipping the Saint: How Do You Shape Vocational Imagination?

I am live blogging from Portland, Oregon at the Redeeming Work Conference. Speaker lineups include, Skye Jethani, Paul Pastor, AJ Sherrill, Kate Harris, Kevin Palau and more. I hope these insights will empower you to integrate your faith and work.

Speaker: AJ Sherrill, Trinity Grace Church NYC

Q: What do you do?

There was one answer that were above all. In the gilded age, the answer was to…

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10 Most Influential Christian Leaders Pick 5 Most Influential Books

10 Most Influential Christian Leaders Pick 5 Most Influential Books

As an avid reader, I’m always looking out for “great” books to read. I came across this fascinating personal reading survey of world-renowned Christian leaders conducted by R. Kent Hughes, author of “Disciplines of a Goldy Man.” Specific questions asked on the survey were:

What are the five books, secular or sacred, which have influenced you most?

Of the spiritual books which have influenced…

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Mediocrity could have you running circles. (Here’s why.)

Mediocrity could have you running circles. (Here’s why.)

I’m on a blogging sabbatical writing my next book. This is a guest post by Garrhet Sampson. Garrhet is a missionary, teacher, leadership coach, network director, and blogger. In 2014, he received a Masters Certificate in Missional Leadership through The Resurgence Training Center at Mars Hill in Seattle and is currently working on his preaching and teaching degree through Moody Bible Institute.…

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[Infographic] The Most Amazing Female Leaders That History Books Forgot

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Top 30 Must-Read Posts on Leadership | February 2015

Top 30 Must-Read Posts on Leadership | February 2015

 So here’s my top 30 curated leadership tweets you might have missed in February 2015.

5 Questions Leaders Should Ask Themselves by @JosephLalonde

How the Next 48 Days Will Transform Your Life by @SkipPrichard

20 Current Trends In Innovation Pastors And Church Leaders Should Know by @BrianKDodd

15 Reagan Leadership Lessons by @jamesstrock

Why More Time Is Not the Answer to Your Productivity…

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Interview With Herminia Ibarra: Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

Interview With Herminia Ibarra: Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

Herminia Ibarra is one of the finest thought-leaders on leadership. She is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD. Prior to joining INSEAD, she served on the Harvard Business School faculty for thirteen years.  Ibarra ranks #9 among the Thinks50 list of the most influential business gurus in the world. In her new book “Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader,” Ibarra argues that you…

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