Adventures – emergingleaders

Be avail+able.

November 14, 2013
Adventures
Leadership

Much has been said about the importance of availability in leadership. I think we can all agree that it's no longer enough to sit in the corner office and dictate from afar through a series of procedures and processes. Neither is relying on title or authority a sustainable method of implementation. Effective, influenced-based leadership necessitates investing in relationships with those we rely on to execute on a daily basis. To build and improve effective teams, leaders know they must be available, but lately I've been exploring what it looks like to...

The Myers-Briggs and leadership

October 31, 2013
Adventures
Leadership

At Epoch, Bob Goff brought up the point that we should love our enemies. He started a school for his enemies – the witch doctors of Uganda. It got me thinking about my enemies and what I’m doing for them. I thought back to one particular enemy I did not interact well with. Before I went on the World Race six years ago, I asked myself a question. If I could choose five friends to go around the world with for a year, who would they be? “Nobody!” I answered myself. I was pretty sure there’d be plenty of drama, everyone would be difficult to get along with and that...

there ain’t no mountain high enough…or is there?

October 1, 2013
Adventures
Leadership

Recently a few of my girlfriends and I decided to take on the Great Smoky Mountains… Fueled by [filtered] creek water and the adventure in our hearts, we hiked through the humidity to our camping spot. After setting up tents, cooking dinner and making friends with our neighbors we fell asleep to the sound of rushing water. Bliss. In the morning, it rained. Rain is lovely when you have a cup of tea on a Saturday morning and no where to go. In the woods, not so much. Despite the weather we decided to take the trail our neighbors told us about – they said it was only a few...

5 leadership lessons from Kid President & what I desperately need to learn from kids

August 23, 2013
Adventures
Leadership

I am not sure what planet you are living on if you haven’t heard of Kid President. Just incase you live on another planet, or you are a Walt Whitman type, here is my favorite kid president video. Recently, I had the joy of hearing the story of Kid President from Brad Montague, the creator. I realized during his talk that I have a ton to learn from kids. Here are 5 leadership lessons from Kid President & what I desperately need to learn from kids. 1. Be Real Kid President took the world by storm. His personality, love and candor have inspired...

Just do it

May 30, 2013
Adventures
General Posts

I have had lots of conversations recently about how difficult life is. Not in the facetious kind of way, but in all seriousness. Growing up has its share of aches and pains. Add in the pressures of society, leadership in the work place, and the strife to be like Jesus, and that’s a huge load. Our life is hard! And living well can be painful. We are navigating awkward situations, which demand our immediate attention, that have unforeseen consequences. Sometimes life is just the opposite of fun. It is hard. Life is difficult and stressful, and yet uniquely gorgeous. It can be so simple...

Collaboration is King

It is no secret that “Collaboration is King.” Although I am personally all for collaboration, there are guidelines and ways to do it more effectively. Collaboration is a tool in which we need to learn how to use effectively because just as author Morten Hansen describes in his book Collaboration, “Bad collaboration is much worse than no collaboration.” I am not an expert at collaboration by any means, but feel as if I have been privileged to be part of numerous projects that have lent itself to collaboration. In my experience...

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