This is an interesting era for tracking the appeal and lifespan of leaders. On the one hand, we live in a time when more and more people think of themselves as leaders – more than six out of ten adults say they fit that description. This is probably egged on by the “everybody is a [...]
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Thoughts on Election 2010
I don’t know about you, but I find the degree of hyperbole and spin that surrounds elections rather repulsive. It is hard to get any news report or watch any broadcast that gives an objective summary of what has happened. Here is my best effort to try to see things clearly in the aftermath of [...]
Trashing the Servant
Thirty-plus years ago, both before I became a Christian as well as after I encountered Jesus Christ and asked Him to take over my life, I was involved in the politics, managing election campaigns and conducting polls for candidates. It was fascinating and occasionally satisfying. One of the most interesting aspects was the characters whom [...]
Vision at the Grammy’s
I had the pleasure of attending the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last month. It’s quite a spectacle, a day-long affair with all kinds of distractions and surprises. It’s an interesting way to spend a day, especially if you’re into music (which I am). There were many memorable moments. There were the wanna-be’s in the [...]
Master Leaders, Behind the Scenes
I cannot tell you how panicked I felt after I had written the initial draft of the first third of Master Leaders. The body of wisdom from which I was drawing was, in my view, unparalleled. Maybe that placed more pressure on me than usual. All I knew was that the manuscript was cleanly written, [...]
