Shepherd Leadership Blog
Do You Want Leadership You Can Believe In?
Leadership doesn’t happen in a day, it happens daily so it isn’t a check box on a development plan. It must be earned in the eyes of others at every level through building trust over time.
Leaders Bring Dreams To Life
What is your dream? I feel energized when I see in others what they do not see in themselves and encourage them to use their gift. Maybe you just need the right vision, determination, and help to make your dream grow.
Can Leaders Go Too Fast?
The team understands the mission and they have a plan. Today, however, their moderate speed may seem slow to us, but it might be right speed for their development.
Putting Trust to the Test
Calling teams into something new is not easy, but critical in their development. When we do our job correctly our teams can work through their fear.
Leaders Activate Value
Creating teams that achieve the remarkable takes a special leader. These leaders look for qualities in people that others overlook.
Leaders Help Teams Recover
On any journey there are bumps and times when teams will stumble. When framed properly, stumbles can strengthen the team and grow us as leaders. Doing so helps them recover more quickly.
Leaders Say No To Good Ideas
A true leader has to tell their team "no" to good things in order to achieve greatness because we know that the truly great ideas come from the sacrifice of good ones.
How The Best Leaders Introduce Change
We should thoughtful plan out change for our teams. When they have become "high performing" it is our responsibility to ensure that any change we introduce is absolutely necessary towards achieving the mission.