Thinking Too Highly of Our Leaders
Do we need to re-humanize the leaders and spokespeople in our lives?
Adrian Pei
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Ambition, Fame and Our Obsession With Success
No matter how big our church or ministry is, no matter how much we are respected, we are never “above” God’s words that remind us that “the first shall be last” and that “those who exalt themselves will be humbled.” If anybody was deserving, it was Jesus, but He chose humility, sacrifice and death for those He loved. May our ambition not [...]
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A Perspective on Bad Leadership
Why I’m most grateful for the worst examples of leadership.
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Growth Is Hope (a Sweet Taste of the Future)
An update on my garden, and on areas I need to grow in personally.
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The Temptation of the “Quick Fix” in Leadership
Sometimes we have to look at things on a deeper, heart level and understand why people and situations are the way they are. Even why we are the way we are, and what we might need to change.
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Great Leaders Are Great Observers
This is Part 1 in a series on Listening Over my life, I’ve been fortunate to work with many leaders who are older and wiser. Sometimes when people have that much experience, they’re tempted to be “advice dispensers” – to always need to educate, direct, and caution everyone around them. But many of the leaders I’ve […]
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Why Leaders Must Not Be Afraid of Doing Hard Things
As leaders, doing what’s “most needed or important,” and serving others and the greater good, often requires doing the hard things in life, whether it’s confronting somebody or holding them accountable for their actions.
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The Role of Patience and Pain in Leadership
Looking around at the most relevant and cutting edge ideas about leadership today, I’m guessing these two ‒ patience and pain ‒ probably wouldn’t make the list..
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Great Preacher = Great Leader? Not So Fast!
When a leader admits his or her weaknesses in front of an audience, I think to myself: “That’s great that you see that and can articulate it so well. But how will you follow that up? What kinds of steps will you take over the next few months and years in response to what you just shared with everyone? Are you sharing because you want [...]
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Why Logic Is Overrated
Many people aren’t looking for a rational explanation from their leaders, but for a relational connection.
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How Leaders Become Out of Touch
What can we learn about leadership from the United Airlines fiasco in 2017?
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I Was Wrong
Why I changed my mind … as I saw people change through the power of action and practice.
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What Can We Do? (Amidst Tension & Tragedy)
Here are three constructive things we can do at a moment’s notice … without “taking sides” on polarizing topics.
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What Can We Say? (Amidst Tension & Tragedy)
In light of recent violence in worldwide news, here are two simple leadership skills that will help us to communicate respectfully.
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Feedback and Power
Feedback is a tool of power, and it can create environments of freedom or oppression.
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Feedback and Ethnicity
Is there an “Asian American” way to handle feedback? How does ethnicity impact feedback processes and growth?
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Disagreement ≠ Defensiveness
Allow yourself to be influenced by others, but believe in what you stand for.
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How to Receive Feedback Graciously
A recipe for how to make someone’s blood boil. And how to cool it down in 3 simple steps.
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How to Deliver Feedback Effectively
Breaking down effective feedback: 7 practical steps that can be executed in less than 1 minute.
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