First blog

I've been leading people for almost 40 years.  Along the way I've learned a ton--more from my mistakes and failures than from my successes.  'Inside the Office' is going to be a view of leadership from my position as someone who has led in four great churches and still is passionate about leading and learning to lead better.  

My best leadership lessons come from difficult circumstances.  Anyone can lead when the sea is calm or the path is clear.  When you're faced with a decision that you assess is 70-30 (you're 70% sure you know the best choice), those are pretty easy to make for any good leader.  The tough decisions are those when your best assessment is 51-49, and great leaders make those decisions successfully most of the time.  And when they are wrong, they know how to recover.

Hope you're learning all you can about leadership--it's the key to a great future!