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"Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat or drought comes... and never fails to bear fruit." - Jeremiah 17

November 20, 2019 Jesus Was Not A Nice Man! 3 Questions You Can Ask to Stop Being a “Nice” Leader!

Experiencing God @work

Check out a blog post from the DeliberateU Archives.Jesus was not a nice man!” Nancy, a good friend, and leadership colleague said as she responded to a question about being a leader in the workplace. She was responding to a question about how to be nice as a Christ-follower. The premise for the que...

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November 13, 2019 So... How do I start? 6 Steps to Help You Start that High-Stakes Conversation

Enjoy the last of our 6-part series on the small business leader and difficult conversations.  Here is Part 6: So… How do I start? You know what it is like: You know you need to have a conversation, but you expect it will not be easy. It’s tempting to put it off, and you are unsure of how to start. ...

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November 06, 2019 Are you a Distracted or Fully Present Leader? 6 Steps to Help Deal with your Distraction

Enjoy our 6-part series on the small business leader and difficult conversations.  Here is Part 5: Are You a Distracted Leader? Are you distracted or fully present? Perhaps you can think of a time you were in the middle of a challenging conversation and suddenly you realized you were no longer focus...

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October 30, 2019 Light or Dark -- What do you Contribute? 4 Questions to Assess How You Contribute to Conversations

Enjoy our 6-part series on the small business leader and difficult conversations.  Here is Part 4: Light or dark -- What do you Contribute? Leader, you know what it’s like. You have to have a conversation with a certain person and you can predict how it will likely go. If you are like most, you are ...

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