Points of Leadership

Quote: "The lighthouse of the Lord beckons to all as we sail the seas of life." --- Thomas S Monson Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead and care for. A few weeks into the new year, many organizations and companies are visiting their goals for the year. From team meetings to strategy sessions, team members are adding their piece to the overall goals for the year. Here at Points of Leadership, we are jetting into the year...

Quote: "Without reflection, we go blindly on our way" --- Dr. Margaret Wheatley Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. Reflection is an executive function that propels growth both personally and professionally. In a 2022 Havard Business Review article by Bailey and Rehman, titled, "Don't Underestimate the Power of Reflection", it indicates through research that the practice of reflection distinguishes extraordinary professio...

Quote: "What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself" - Abraham Maslow Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. One of the big words in leadership research studies is "awareness." According to the Harvard Business Review, self-awareness is a key component of emotional intelligence which is the ability to recognize and understand one's own emotions, thoughts, and values and how that impacts behavio...

Quote "Life Is Now in Session- Are You Present?" - Dr. John Maxwell Shoutout to co-host Mrs. Kristin Jaeck on her official launch here on Points of Leadership! Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. A 2023 global leadership development study by Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning highlighted some key things to help leaders prepare for the future and help organizations who are seeking effective approaches to be re...

Quote "Everything rises and falls on leadership." - Dr. John C. Maxwell Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. Leadership is one of the most researched areas in organizational studies and for leadership practitioners. It has been said and emphasized our world is in a leadership crisis. Everyone benefits from great leadership and as Dr. John Maxwell states, "Everyone deserves to be led well." When a leader grows in his or her...

Quote "The eyes have one language everywhere." - George Hebert Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. In many companies around the world- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are standard practice to ensure employment relationships are preserved in terms of proprietary information or intellectual property. In a 2021 article, "An Obsession with Secrets", Ovide explains all the ins and outs of NDAs. Some industries use NDAs more t...

Quote "I think we might find more non-Christians turning to Christ if we as Christians concentrated considerably more on a God-honoring lifestyle than simply on evangelistic strategies. Obviously we need both. But I think we are shooting ourselves in the foot if we try to witness apart from Christlike conduct.” - Doug Sherman and William Hendricks, Authors of “Your Work Matters to God” Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. ...

Quote "Culture makes people understand each other better" - Paulo Coelho Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. Shoutout to everyone that shared birthday greetings! Thank you! Grateful! Friends at Texas Right to Life- your card graces my desk as a reminder of your prayers and to do likewise at every opportunity for your work. Let us keeping proclaiming God's life principles! Congratulations Leaders: Points of Leadership Podc...

Quote "Grit can be summed up as internal toughness" - Unknown Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. In a 2018 issue of Psychological Reports- a bi-monthly peer reviewed journal that publishes original contributions to the field of general psychology, Schimschal, S. E., & Lomas, T. (2019), states that grit has an impact on positive leadership and extraordinary performance. They conducted a study among one hundred leaders acr...

Quote "Everything rises and falls on leadership." - Dr. John C. Maxwell Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. In a January 2004 publication by the Harvard Business Review, W.C.H Prentice explains the importance of understanding leadership. Seems easy, however, he indicated that effective leaders not only bring out the best in others, but they understand the cost of their own continuous growth if they want to stay relevant t...

Quote "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." - John F. Kennedy Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. Part two of our school leadership series continues. We will examine middle school grades. Middle school leadership is a complex and increasingly important school leadership mantle that research indicates is critical to school improvement, student learning and teacher development (Sage Publications, 2023)....

Quote "Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. In this episode, we begin our school leadership series. We will hear from different K-12 school leaders in the trenches of leading their teams in meeting the needs of their students. We launch this series looking at elementary grade levels. It's 2024, and high quality elementary educatio...

Quote 1 "What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God" - Hans urs von Balthasar Shoutout to Bertharie from Rochester-- she and her business team listen to Points of Leadership and Oasis of Hope podcasts regularly! She is constantly visiting websites for the latest episodes. Thank you Bertharie for the kind compliments and feedback! As always, we are committed to keep challenging you and your team through thought-provoking and transformative episodes! Points of Leaders...

Quote 1 "All growth that is not toward God is growing to decay" - George MacDonald Shoutout to Marianna from New Jersey- she and her friends listen to Points of Leadership, Oasis of Hope and watch Oasis Connection TV on a regular basis! Thank you Marianna for the sweet note and feedback! We are committed to keep challenging you and your friends through thought provoking and transformative episodes! Points of Leadership is all about equipping leaders in maximizing their leadership for the peopl...