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10 Qualities of Influential Christians

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:54:05-06:00

by Amber Mann Riggs All Christians have the capacity to influence the people around us to live in such a way that reflects Jesus’ heart for the world. It doesn’t matter how wide your circle of influence is – how many friends, kids, Facebook acquaintances, or twitter followers you have, how large your church or community is, or how many work associates you have. What matters is the potential for depth in your realms of influence. When it comes to depth of influence, even though all Christians are re-created as leaders, there is a significant difference between passive leaders and active leaders: active leaders [...]

10 Qualities of Influential ChristiansLisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:54:05-06:00

Why You Should Want to be an Effective Communicator

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:48:19-06:00

by Caitlin Meadows Do you think of yourself as a communicator? Maybe you’re an introvert who speaks as little as possible. Or maybe you’re a social butterfly who can strike up a conversation anywhere, anytime, with anyone. Chances are you’re somewhere in between the two – someone who appreciates keeping quiet but is able to hold a conversation when necessary. No matter what mix of the above you identify with, you are a communicator. To put it more broadly… We are all communicators I took my first communications class during my second year of college. It was a required speech class. [...]

Why You Should Want to be an Effective CommunicatorLisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:48:19-06:00

4 Ways Active Listening Increases Your Influence

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:44:09-06:00

by Caitlin Meadows Everyone wants a boss who is an active listener. These sorts are a rare commodity, but when you come by one you feel like you’ve hit the career jackpot. The active listening boss is one who invites conversation. He asks for constructive feedback. She wants to know your ideas. He cares about your personal life. She puts away her devices when you approach her. A boss like this makes you feel respected and valued. He motivates you to do your job well simply by taking the time and putting in the effort to understand what you communicate. This [...]

4 Ways Active Listening Increases Your InfluenceLisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:44:09-06:00

Leadership in Crisis

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:08:46-06:00

by Israel Steinmetz The world is a different place than it was just five months ago. As I’m writing on the final day of April, there are over 3,000,000 confirmed global cases of COVID-19 and nearly a quarter of a million reported deaths. One-third of those three million cases are in the United States along with over 60,000 of those deaths. In the wake of the COVID-19 health pandemic is a global economic crisis, impacting employment, manufacturing, the supply and food chain, and global markets. Here in the US we’re rapidly headed toward the worst financial crisis in our history. [...]

Leadership in CrisisLisa Harp Hinds2023-08-29T14:08:46-06:00

How to Avoid Small Talk (And Why You Should)

Lisa Harp Hinds2023-08-16T15:58:14-06:00

by Caitlin Meadows Does anyone really like small talk? “Hi! How are you?” “I’m well, thanks! How are you?” “I’m good!” And with that, social etiquette deems both individuals free to part ways. We make small talk countless times throughout each week. On auto-pilot we ask about the other person’s well being. No second thought must be given to their answer. We generally don’t wonder if “I’m well” or “I’m good” statements are true. Trained to be polite, we hardly even listen to the response. As an ambivert who leans more toward introversion, I often handle small talk as something to get [...]

How to Avoid Small Talk (And Why You Should)Lisa Harp Hinds2023-08-16T15:58:14-06:00