When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. Matthew 7:2-29 My phone rang at 5:40 Tuesday night and a voice said, “John, my name is [first name only] and I am on staff [...]
So you want to climb the ladder? Help for the aspiring leader
Okay leaders, here’s a post for your staff, not you. It’s for people who aspire to enter management or rise to senior management. Here’s what they can do to prepare themselves for promotion. (Whether you should aspire to leadership is a different question that I’ve written about in a previous post.) The June 2010 edition of [...]
Truth-telling at work
As I opened the door of a dry-cleaning store recently, I was stunned by a powerfully nasty odour. ”Whoa!” I said to myself, ”I don’t think dry-cleaning chemicals smell like this!” As I waited behind the customer who was being served at the counter, I looked around the store and then glanced at the floor. I did [...]
Pessimism in the workplace
Always borrow from a pessimist – they never expect to get it back! Optimism and resilience are key leadership characteristics. I read somewhere that you won’t see any statues erected to honour pessimists because, as Helen Keller said, “No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened [...]
Leadership lessons from Vimy Ridge
This has been a very special Remembrance Day for me. I did an interview on 100 Huntley Street this morning about my Vimy Ridge speech and reviewed the leadership lessons that made it such a success. The 18 minute interview is split into two videos that you can see on You Tube (Part 1 and [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
