Author: Paul Alexander
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recruiting & hiring teams that make vision real part-3 4 steps to making the right hire
Success is rarely stumbled upon, and great teams don’t just happen. They’re intentionally built with a keen understanding of where you are going, and not just what, but whom it’s going to take to get you there. That’s where making the right hire comes into play. The problem is that churches are notorious for making…
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the equation
Just like an equation we work diligently to solve life’s problems; plugging in one guess after another, believing, eventually, we’ll reach the answer. But equations are funny and no one knows how the answers will land. Sometimes there’s no solution, other times infinite solutions, but most of the time only one. Is life a problem…
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the blame game
Anyone who has watched an episode of Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice” has witnessed how the “boardroom” explodes when an initiative fails. Team members rarely choose to take responsibility for their actions and, instead, they resort to pinning the blame on a convenient scapegoat. What results is executive-level combat in which the candidates sell each other…
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recruiting & hiring teams that make vision real part-2 what a hire gone wrong will cost you
When a hire goes right everyone wins. The new hire is empowered and unleashed to lead in their sweet spot, the team is invigorated, and the church benefits from seeing the mission take ground. But when a hire goes wrong everyone loses, and I mean everyone. A hire gone wrong will cost you more than…
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recruiting & hiring teams that make vision real part-1 why hires go wrong
Spiritual Leaders know where God wants them to go, and they have the ability to persuade other people to go with them. If God has given you a picture of where He wants you to lead, then chances are it’s bigger than what you can handle alone. It’s going to involve other people, it’s going…