Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | More Do you remember the euphoria you felt when you were extended the call to serve in a leadership position? You finally get to pick the counselors you want and you can finally apply your ideas....
Teaching is motivating, and motivation is the core of leadership. Instructors must to take the right approach to make sure those in the class are engaged and inspired. The purpose of Teaching Helps posts are not to summarize the lesson content, but rather a summary of...
This post was originally submitted as a comment on Leadership Germs. It was so good I asked Tony if we could make it into a post on Leading Saints–he agreed. Tony has the background and experience of someone who should have started a resource like Leading...
Have you noticed there are 25% more elders in Sacrament meeting than in your quorum meeting? Or does everyone in ward council look bored? Why doesn’t your secretary take initiative anymore? What’s wrong with these people? Did you just get stuck with all...
In simple terms, effective ministering interviews are about engaging other people; more specifically the process to engage others in doing something that feels uncomfortable but will result in a greater cause. In Alma, chapters 43-63, we see remarkable leadership...
Soon after my mission I made the decision to attend a YSA ward in my area. I’m glad I did, considering this is where I met my beautiful wife. I had only been in the ward a few weeks when I got a call from the Elder’s Quorum secretary asking if I could meet...
Paul Crolley is from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and while he current lives in Atlanta, Georgia, the beach will always be home. He served his mission in Torreon, Mexico and still tries to use his Spanish every day. He has a B.A. in Psychology and a Masters in...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreI’m a big audio junkie. If I am doing anything that doesn’t require 100% of my brain (driving, showering, sitting in ward council), I am usually listening to something entertaining...
Before I graduated college I had a variety of uncomfortable jobs. One of those jobs was selling compliance posters (the poster you see hanging in break rooms explaining federal and state laws like minimum wage). I would start my day with about 10 posters and knock...
I remember a time on my mission when my zone leader was about to return home and therefore the mission president would have to call a new zone leader in the area. I was the district leader, and I had promptings I would naturally fill the role as the new zone leader. I...
