If you read my blog with any frequency you know that a main theme of my reflections is where congregational/family systems theory and spiritual leadership intersect. Since I began pursuing this realm…
Author: Brian
Thoughts on War of Art (Review)
I just finished this somewhat brief motivational book called The War of Art, which pertains to overcoming barriers in creative endeavors. That’s a somewhat of a bland description as there’s a real…
Shamu Leadership: Boundaries for Whales
The fam and I got back from vacation today and we had a great time. We were excited to hit Sea World with the kids for the first time because both of…
The African-American Quarterback (Review)
I’m in the middle of a few days of vacation, which has been a long time coming. One of the things I wanted to do was read a book that was a…
A Two for One Review
After taking some post-blogference time off and generally just having a hard week, I’m going to do a two for one book review to things rolling again. I just finished Counseling for…
I Got Some Strengths…You Do Too
A few days back I mentioned that the Gallup Strengthfinders Strengths Assessment was a great tool for developing leaders and affirming and valuing the God-given talents and strengths that we all possess…
Leadership Mass Production
I just was reading something from Arrow Leadership and came across the following quote: “Leaders cannot be mass produced. They are nurtured and developed over time.” This is worthy of some thought….
Defense Mechanisms
In some of my reading I came across a discussion and a list of defense mechanisms – ways in which we humans find ways to cope with pain or our own limitations…
Television to the Truth
Contrary to the cynics out there, I actually think there’s some good TV shows out there. There’s a lot of junk too. But I’ve recently been observing how a lot of shows…