leadership

Single Motherhood ensnared me when my daughter was just nine months old – nearly fifteen years ago. At the time I was overwhelmed, exhausted, broke, lonely and scared but kept going – trying to conceal this reality from most everyone.…

Lots of perks come with being the boss, whether you are the boss of a church, company, or nation. You get to call the shots, for starters. Then there is good food, good drink. Travel. Parties. Expense accounts. Pomp and…

Family members and I vacationed last week at a tropical, water park/ resort filled with predominantly American families. After indulging in some water fun, we had parked ourselves beside a smaller pool – off the beaten track – when an…

“Go and preach the Gospel. And if you must, use words.” – St. Francis of Assisi to his followers
One of the foundational principles of the Catholic Vision for Leading Like Jesus is that “our actions speak louder than words.”…

Is There a Crack in Your Leadership Foundation?

by Michael K. St. Pierre January 31, 2012

If you’ve seen George Clooney in The Ides of March, you probably didn’t feel overly happy after the movie was done. A sitting governor has secrets to bear while running for president as his staff fights over who can keep…

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Good Leader/ Bad Leader

by Bradley J. Moore January 4, 2012

In April 2011, an oil explosion on a BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and caused the greatest oil spill in U.S. history. The CEO at the time, Tony Hayward, uniquely rose to the occasion…

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NFL QB Preaches with Actions

by Yeshua Catholic International Leadership Institute December 16, 2011

As the NFL season moves quickly toward its climax, two quarterbacks find themselves in especially bright spotlights for different reasons.
Tim Tebow, who began the year on the Denver Broncos’ bench, has drawn intense media attention from his college championship…

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Lord, Grant Leaders the Wisdom to Know the Difference

by Michael K. St. Pierre December 6, 2011

Leaders have to manage change. Think of your favorite sports team: players get hurt, new challenges crop up, and the dynamics of teamwork are always in play. The key is to manage the changes like it’s an artform.
We usually…

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Be Honest and Show Courage, Chaput tells Leaders

by Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. November 15, 2011

Teddy Roosevelt was a man who had a reputation for being frank and direct. In 1900, a year before he entered the White House, he wrote these words:
“No community is healthy where it is ever necessary to distinguish one…

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Manage a Winning Team

by Yeshua Catholic International Leadership Institute October 31, 2011

A good bit of leadership today is exercised in the context of teams. There are, of course, the deliberate cross-functional teams so common in business settings. But even when our purposeful groups go by other names — families, parishes, service…

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