Combustible Passion When people are passionate about what they do, they are far more effective at what they do. People come to church to follow Jesus, and get stuck with you (the pastor)! It is vital that when people follow you as the pastor, they do not hear a new sound, a different message than […]

Leader To Leader Authenticity: You have to be yourself.  You cannot portray yourself as something that you are not. Some people think that they get a certain job and they have to behave a certain way.  They are not true to who they are. Energy: You have to energize people around you. Energize them around […]

Making Conscious Capitalism Work TOMS shoes was started as a response to give away shoes. Giving not only feels good, but it is a good business strategy, and that is ok.  It is also a good life strategy. Not everyone can do what TOMS is doing, but everyone can incorporate giving and serving into their […]

What Motivates Us We have certain biological drives… that makes us human. We also have a reward and punishment drive… that also makes us human. A third drive that we have The view inside of organizations is two dimensional.  Biological and reward/punishment. Neither work in an organization. Science has shown that the offer of a […]

When Leaders Emerge Speaking on the start of the W.L. Gore and Associates company: You have to create the right foundation and values in order to ensure success. We don’t tell people what to do, we influence them to do what needs to be done. The leader shifts the energy and passion to the workers. […]