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Podcast: ‘David Armijo: Invest in Your People’
Giving your employees the freedom to fail can unlock new skills and push boundaries, says an executive with over 20 years of experience.
Mindful mentoring can help develop leaders
Studies show that while mentoring can make a difference, especially for women and people of color, mentoring alone is not enough. A white male administrator shares his ideas about ways leaders can leverage their roles to support and advocate for women and people from marginalized groups.
Link to author Todd Maberry
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Todd Maberry
Managing director, Ormond Center at Duke Divinity School
Karl Moore: Ambivert leaders are more effective
Instead of simply claiming to be introverted or extroverted, leaders must recognize when it’s time to step outside their social comfort zones and when it’s time to recharge.
‘What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk With Howard Thurman’
Howard Thurman lived a life full of mentors and mentorship, says the author of a new book in this excerpt.
Link to author Lerita Coleman Brown
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Lerita Coleman Brown
Speaker, spiritual director
From manufacturing widgets to perfecting cucumber salad, let’s reconsider productivity
We need to recognize the value of taking time for creativity, collaboration and relationships, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Victoria Atkinson White
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Victoria Atkinson White
Director of Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Mark R. Gornik: It's best to have someone walk with you
His longtime friend Manuel “Manny” Ortiz showed the director of City Seminary of New York the importance of not just leadership but friendship for the future of the urban church.
Link to author Mark R. Gornik
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Mark R. Gornik
Director, City Seminary of New York
Nathan Kirkpatrick: Identifying and preparing tomorrow's leaders today
How can we identify and equip lay and ordained leaders for future roles in Christian organizations and institutions? Are we willing to even discuss succession planning?
Link to author Nathan Kirkpatrick
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Nathan Kirkpatrick
Principal, Saison Consulting, LLC
Christian nonprofit builds water systems around the world -- and an effective organization at home
Water Mission had the engineering expertise to become a leader in installing water systems in developing countries around the globe. But just as important, the nonprofit realized, was an active focus on its core values and workplace culture.
Link to author Stephanie Hunt
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Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
Nathan Kirkpatrick: Passing wisdom to the next generation of leaders
As our clergy population ages, younger ministers are stepping into senior roles at big-steeple churches. How must we mentor and form them so they will thrive?
Link to author Nathan Kirkpatrick
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Nathan Kirkpatrick
Principal, Saison Consulting, LLC
Episode 8: Marty St. George on nurturing organizational culture at JetBlue
In this episode of “Can These Bones,” co-host Laura Everett talks to airline executive Marty St. George about the importance -- and practice -- of instilling shared values across an organization.
