The classes I like to teach and the classes I don’t

Leadership

I’ve taught a lot of different types of classes in my day– classes at all levels and in all different types of contexts. Reflecting on those experiences, I’ve found that the classes I’ve enjoyed the most don’t depend on the age or educational level of the...

The conservatory model

Leadership

I was involved in a leadership network meeting with Peter Drucker back in the 80s. There were various practitioners there making presentations, and Peter added his commentary. After I gave my presentations, he got up and started talking about the rise of...

Who gets the marker?

Leadership

Part of a series inspired by Peter Drucker, an important mentor of mine Consider the meetings you have in your church or ministry. Which of them have a clear purpose? Which of them are you having just to have? What can you do to improve the quality of your meetings?...

The effective meeting

Leadership

Part of a series inspired by Peter Drucker, an important mentor of mine Meetings can be a life-drain on churches. Too many meetings burn our people out. An even bigger problem than too many meetings are bad meetings. What makes a bad meeting vs. a good meeting? Here...