How Leaders Guide People Through Good Change

Good change still changes things. Leaders often know how to respond when change comes from crisis. A major problem appears, pressure rises, and everyone understands that something needs to shift. Positive change can be harder to recognize because it often looks like...

Leaving a Piece of My Heart in Tennessee

Last weekend, Erica and I dropped Parker off at college in Tennessee. I knew the day was coming. We had talked about it, planned for it, packed for it, prayed over it, and watched it get closer on the calendar. I understood, in theory, that our oldest child was going...

How Leaders Build a Culture People Can Actually Live

Culture is easy to talk about and much harder to live. Most organizations have values. They put them on websites, office walls, employee handbooks, onboarding documents, and leadership retreat slides. Some lists are thoughtful. Some are inspiring. Some sound like...