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. […]

The Land Between God commissioned Moses to lead His people from the fertile land of Egypt into another fertile land, the promised land of Canaan. After leaving Egypt, Israel spent a lot of time in the land between. Numbers 11, there is a riot that is about to break out because the people were tired […]

The Upside Of Tension They myth Andy grew up believing was that you would solve all your problems and get rid of all the tension.  If you did not, you had a leadership issue. The opposite is true.  In fact, great leaders and organizations leverage problems and tensions to help grow. The right amount of […]

When Leaders Fall There is a not a week that goes by when there is not a leader that falls (not just church leaders… all those in leadership) None of us are immune.  It does not matter how committed to Christ you are.  We need to establish boundaries in our lives. As we face this […]