The Fundamentalists’ Dilemma with Trust

The glue that holds all relationships together — including the relationship between the leader and the led — is trust. And trust is based...

Millennials are moving into leadership. Ready or not.

My life feels like a test I didn’t study for — anonymous millennial Remember how our parents’ generation were scared to death of Boomers? Those crazy...

Racial Reconciliation, Repentance & Restitution: Key Items for Every Leader’s Agenda

by Dr. Sabrina Black Leaders impact and influence change. In today’s climate of racial tension and protest of injustice, leaders who will put key items...

Sensitivity Readers Vs Censorship

Over our lifespan, we have all been exposed in varying degrees to misinformation and stereotypes about people in different cultures whether it was intentional...

What’s Next? The True North leader’s guide into Future-Think and Disruption Insurance.

Crystal balls. Old Testament prophets. Tea leaves. Late night pizza-induced dreams. What’s your favorite way to figure out the future and what it holds for...

Does the True North leader have a sure-fire way to make good decisions?

35,000. 35,000 decisions a day. Experts seem to agree, that number is a realistic estimate of how many choices we make every day of our life. What? Well,...

Optimism + Hope: A Formula for the True North Leader’s Super Power

“It’s snowing still,” said Eeyore gloomily. “So it is.” “And freezing.” “Is it?” “Yes,” said Eeyore. “However,” he said, brightening up a little,“we haven’t...

Jonah the Failure. A Bigot, Racist, Hater Who God Used Anyway?

This is the story of the “big one” that almost got away. If you grew up in Sunday School, you heard about Jonah and his...

Coaching v Mentoring. A True North Leadership Perspective

Who comes to mind when you think of great coaches? Vince Lombardi? Casey Stengel? Mike Krzyzewski? What do they have in common, besides athletic success? Who do you think...

10 Secrets for Your Success as a Healthy True North Leader

I don’t know about you, but inspiration occasionally hits me in those just-before-I’m-fully-awake moments in the morning. That’s what happened recently. I have a growing...

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God’s Love for the Unlovable The Power of Shame 

As bad and as powerful as guilt feels, shame is much worse. Unlike guilt, shame is less offense and more self-focused. Shame wonders if I...

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God’s Love for the Unlovable Are We Doing Something Wrong? Pt 4

In the three previous “Are We Doing Something Wrong” articles, I suggested that the biggest problem that the church has today (and I know there are...