3 Ways We Continually Fail Our Young Leaders

By Michael Holland -  Generation after generation of leaders have followed the same path: Get thrown into the position to take over leading their former peers Spend 10 or so years guessing at what they're supposed to do as a leader, and Then start attending leadership development programs which attempt to educate them on the [...]

By |2021-11-10T12:37:47-05:00November 10th, 2021|New Leader|Comments Off on 3 Ways We Continually Fail Our Young Leaders

3 Ways Leaders Should Train to Fail: Lessons from Chris Rock

by Michael Holland -   Chris Rock is renowned for his comedy.  He walks effortlessly through his acts, entertaining tens of thousands of fans, and while his humor is definitely well-known, the way that he creates his comedic routines is a little more obscure. Chris works a methodology that forces him to go on little-known stages [...]

By |2021-05-19T14:28:06-04:00May 19th, 2021|New Leader|Comments Off on 3 Ways Leaders Should Train to Fail: Lessons from Chris Rock

Hey Leader, Who’s The Adult In The Room?

by Michael Holland -   Managing employees is a lot like raising kids, and someone has to be the adult in the room.  Best bet is you’re being paid to be that person.  Employees and kids need the following: Boundaries of appropriate performance and behavior Guiding advice and latitude to make character-building mistakes Care and feeding [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:03-05:00July 25th, 2018|New Leader|Comments Off on Hey Leader, Who’s The Adult In The Room?

3 Fears You Should Have When Considering a Promotion

by Michael Holland      A promotion brings tremendous thrill and excitement.  But seasoned leaders realize that those feelings are short lived.  Their hard-won wisdom tells them a promotion’s short honeymoon will be followed by three times as much work as they had before. As you get promoted, especially to your first management position, you [...]

By |2017-09-13T14:49:26-04:00September 13th, 2017|New Leader|Comments Off on 3 Fears You Should Have When Considering a Promotion

3 Leadership Lessons I Learned at Pastor Joe’s Funeral

There are people who touch our lives and make a difference. We know it at the time. We value the relationship and know they’ve had an impact. But maybe we weren’t able to see exactly what they were doing at the time that was making such a difference. That was my experience with Pastor Joe. [...]

By |2023-08-17T12:08:38-04:00May 31st, 2017|New Leader|Comments Off on 3 Leadership Lessons I Learned at Pastor Joe’s Funeral

Leadership on Bad Hair Days

I’ve never been known for my hair. In fact it’s been a struggle most of my life and I even remember my mother apologizing that I “got her hair” – that stung! But on occasion as I put away the blow dryer I’m satisfied with the reflection in the mirror. Recently I had one of [...]

By |2023-08-17T12:08:46-04:00May 16th, 2017|New Leader|Comments Off on Leadership on Bad Hair Days

Are You Doing Your Job as a Leader…a.k.a. Are You Investing in Your Young Leaders?

Where do leaders come from? And how do people become good leaders? For a few it just happens. They have natural talents and abilities - they are inquisitive and self-reflective - they have high emotional intelligence. But for most it’s because an investment was made in them. Someone took an interest in them, guided them, [...]

By |2023-08-17T12:09:47-04:00February 17th, 2017|New Leader|Comments Off on Are You Doing Your Job as a Leader…a.k.a. Are You Investing in Your Young Leaders?
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