Good leadership requires both assertiveness and empowerment. But a leader must know what to be assertive about and what good empowerment looks like.

Every person has three core longings. And as a leader, you need to be aware and understand how you might address these longings in tangible ways for the sake of the individual and the organization.

Leadership longevity and effectiveness require three indispensable traits that are unique yet complimentary. Most leaders need to consider these virtues and be intentional about growing them.

Leadership authority is not the same as leadership influence. Getting this right could make a significant difference in your effectiveness, longevity, and sustainability as a leader.

The essence of leadership lies with the heart of the leader. But what do we mean by “heart” and how can we tell what type of leadership heart we have?

Leading self must begin with greater self-awareness. Here is a five part framework that can help you navigate this important pathway.

Everyone feels stuck at various points of their lives and career. Here are five steps to help you gain movement and clarity toward what is next.

Self-indulgent passion magnifies the leader and can result in leadership abuse. Holy passion fuels compassion that compels a leader to act to the benefit of someone else.

Leader development requires an intentional growth pathway. It must go beyond content and resources. What should it look like?

A critical element to acquiring, retaining, and benefitting from valuable employees is creating clear pathways for personal and professional development. Consider these four approaches to partnering with an employee toward clearly defining developmental needs.

Every leader’s primary job is to raise up more leaders. But how do we diagnose and create a good developmental pathway? This is part 1 of a series on development.

Hope is in short supply. As a leader, how will you communicate real hope to those you lead? These four ingredients are essential.

The nature and function of workplace teams has been thrown into confusion in this cultural moment. How does one create, build and sustain a true sense of team in such uneven times? These three traits stand out above the rest.

Workplace burnout is on the rise. A season of sabbatical can be a great strategy to help bring true replenishment. But what is a sabbatical and how do we approach it? Find out more here—and be sure you download the free resource.

These three practices provide a straightforward, clear framework for servant leadership. However, within this framework, we must focus on four tensions that every leader will face that have the potential to define long-term success or failure.

What is the biographical sketch of a servant leader? These four statements, when practiced regularly, will help launch you toward becoming a more significant servant leader.

Your people are your greatest resource. As your people go so goes the organization. The daily practice of servant leadership provides 6 powerful benefits toward a more healthy workplace culture and better employee engagement.

Today's workforce is crying out for something different. The desire is for a different workplace culture and a different style of leadership. A fresh expression of servant leadership is a powerful step forward.

The last two plus years have proven to be a wilderness experience for leaders and teams. These three decisive actions are necessary for leading your team out of this wilderness and its aftermath. And these three actions will aid you in leading through the next one.

What does it look like to lead our teams and others under our supervision through the hard times? That is our daily task. We do not get a pass on fulfilling our role as a leader when things are challenging. We must show up and do our best to serve those who are counting on us to point the way. Here are two necessities for leading your team through difficult seasons.