Too much traditional leadership development can blur our vision.

The key to leadership development lies in cultivating the best of a person, positioning them for success, enabling them to give their gift into the environment for which they were designed.

Shepherd Leadership strengthens the fabric of the organization because it values the heart of others.

Good community is comprised of people that form safe places where they contribute and receive benefit making it the life blood of a good culture.

If we are the leaders others are waiting for, we can leave people better than we found them. And we can do it together. We can do it right now.

Accepting the reality that it might not work and having the tenacity to do it anyway; finding a way to make it work can fuel the team to find creative solutions to unexpected problems.

Coercive leadership that makes people perform unethical acts cannot be left to run its course as it results in destroying safety, erodes our ability to influence, and puts our credibility at risk.

Pruning is important in the natural cycle of growth experienced by healthy organizations. Leaders that neglect pruning eventually find themselves leading unbalanced, inefficient, and ineffective institutions ill equipped to meet the changing needs of their clients.

Living from an attitude of thanksgiving allows us to be grateful for the kind and helpful acts people show us and is fundamental in leadership development.

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.