Leadership
You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Be Generous
2shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Today is Giving Tuesday—but I don’t plan to ask you to give to our philanthropic work at Growing Leaders. Instead, I want to tell you a story and challenge you to do something in response to it. Dozens of you responded to my request for stories of generosity. Below…
Continue ReadingThe Secret Skill of the Best Coaches Today
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Have you heard the news? California appears to be the first state to pass legislation that will compensate student-athletes for their names and images. California’s governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that allows athletes attending California universities to earn money from their names, images, and likeness rights,…
Continue ReadingThree Priorities of the 2020 Principal of the Year
2shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Last month, one of the administrators we work with and admire was named the 2020 National Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Her name is Kerensa Wing. She has served as principal of Collins Hill High School in Gwinnett County for the last…
Continue ReadingHow Two Teachers Made a Life-Changing Impact
4shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Each week, leading up to “Giving Tuesday,” I decided to post a story illustrating the “art of generosity.” Instead of asking you to give to our non-profit, we chose to offer a handful of stories of generous people, then challenge you to find your own young person nearby and…
Continue ReadingMy Personal Reflections as I Turn 60
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn It’s hard for me to believe, but on November 22nd, I turn 60 years old. I feel awkward even writing that down. I don’t feel 60. In my younger years, everyone I knew who was 60 seemed…well…old. Not anymore. 60 is the new 50, as far as I’m concerned.…
Continue ReadingEight Sticky Traits of Uncommon Leaders
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Years ago, I spoke at an awards banquet for a large corporation on the West Coast. A woman named Julia received an “uncommon leadership” award that evening for taking her department to an entirely new level of performance. Her team had doubled their results, year-over-year, even in the midst…
Continue ReadingThe Timothy Alexander Story: How He Overcame Two Tragedies
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Each week—leading up to Giving Tuesday—we are posting a story of a person who has experienced someone’s generosity. We call it “The Art of Generosity.” We shared the story of Truett Cathy and John Maxwell, and today, I want you to meet Timothy Alexander. Timothy has become one of…
Continue ReadingThe Results of John Maxwell’s Generosity
4shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn When I think about generosity—my mind tends to go backward in time to my season working under Dr. John C. Maxwell. He is the most generous person I have ever met. I joined John’s staff shortly after graduating college in 1983. He’d only met me twice but took a…
Continue ReadingThe Impact of One Generous Leader
11shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Leading up to “Giving Tuesday” and Thanksgiving this year, we thought we’d do something different. I plan to post simple stories of leaders I know who’ve encountered generous people during their lifetime. This first is from my friend, Glen Jackson who tells of his first encounter with Truett Cathy.…
Continue ReadingChanging the Way We Communicate with Generation Z
16shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Did you know that public educators are quitting their jobs at a faster rate than some schools can replace them? As of last year, “public education employees are leaving their jobs faster than ever recorded,” reports government data reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Teachers, janitors and other education professionals departed their…
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