In today’s economic climate, layoffs seem to be a fact of life. The newly-unemployed take the biggest hit, of course. But layoffs and restructuring cause difficulties for those remaining, too.
Last week’s post was about pre-layoff decisions that a leader must make. This time I want to talk about post-layoff situations that leaders must often navigate.
Suppose [...]

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At the Maximum Impact Simulcast on May 8, I fielded a very timely question.
During lunch, a young man asked,
“How does a good leader handle layoffs? Especially when they need to lay off a good and valued employee?”
Here’s what I believe:
First, I don’t think a leader should ask others to make sacrifices until he’s made some [...]

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If you read my Twitterstream on Friday, May 8, you know a lot – maybe more than you ever wanted to – about the all-day Maximum Impact Simulcast.
(If we overdid it on the Tweeting, please chalk it up to a combination of enthusiasm and inexperience.)
I have even more to share from the event, including a [...]

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Busy? Me too.
I’m in Florida this weekend, speaking at my home church, Christ Fellowship in Palm Beach, FL. Today it’s a leadership conference. Then I’m preaching at Christ Fellowship’s Gardens Campus on Saturday (6pm EDT) and Sunday (9 & 11 am EDT). Visit the church website for directions if you’ll be in south Florida. OR [...]

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