Leaders who use the threat of quitting to get their way are powerful in the short run but weak overall leaders. We use ultimatums to stand on principle or to make ourselves sound confident but in the end it’s the tool of a weak leader. If your idea is good, you won’t have any trouble [...]

I can fall in love with concepts; like, the idea of loving students. We know how much students need love, and the idea of showing them love is one that inspires me. But loving students (the actual act of caring for them when they don’t care about themselves, me, or their futures) is hard. I [...]

When students think about goal setting, they often get stuck in the things that are “given.”  Like graduating, making it through the semester, winning a certain number of games or matches, and getting into a specific college.  It can be hard for students to think about goals in light of the journey God has them [...]

When student leadership teams are well organized, they usually require students to sign a covenant concerning their behavior. This is crucial to ensuring the integrity of the team and the idea that students can have influence over their peers. This is all well and good, but what do we do if a students breaks the [...]