I’ve had a book on my bedside table since July and I still haven’t read it. This is highly unusual since I purchased it myself. I only buy books that I want to read, but I just can’t get into this one. No kidding, the title is Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now.
Keeping your leadership fresh
Do you remember being the new person in your job, coming in with all those wonderful ideas about what needed to be done? When I came to CCCC, everybody kept asking me what my first 90-day plan was, and frankly, I didn’t have one. I knew very little about CCCC but I knew it helped churches [...]
First Impressions: What you don’t know about how others see you
I’m sure that you, like me, want to put your best foot forward and make a great impression on the people you meet; potential ministry partners, allies and donors. And don’t forget the impression you make on your own employees, friends and family. You’d like to make a good impression all the time on all of them. First impressions [...]
The most daring case study of all
Today I’m going to tell you about a tool that will turbocharge your own development as a leader, the case study method, but with a twist that I’ll explain below. The usual format of a management case study was developed by Harvard Business School, which has no lectures, just real-life situations to analyze, solve and learn from. Now, I admit that sometimes [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
