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What is the Most Important Thing to Pay Attention to on Your Website?
posted on Apr 19, 2024 "What is the most important thing to pay attention to on my website?" I am often asked this question, but in my opinion, it is not quite the right question to ask. The most important thing when thinking about your website isn't "on" your website....
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Are Your Intentions Getting Attention?
posted on Apr 19, 2024 Leaders like you are intuitive. You know in your gut the direction your organization or community needs to go to thrive. While intuition is a vital , even essential, gift of leaders, intuition is leader-dependent. More is required . Effective l...
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Does the Squeaky Wheel Merit Attention?
posted on Apr 19, 2024 "The squeaky wheel always gets the grease." This is a common phrase when we lament what gets changed or whose narrative we are listening to within a system. Squeaky wheels get a lot of attention because they are loud and consistent. I am not a sq...
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Are You Paying Attention?
posted on Apr 19, 2024 A little over a month ago I got caught up in my leadership efforts. The Learning Forte team was recording our podcast, where we were discussing the importance of intentions . I heard myself say out loud "Intentions are the raw material of our ob...
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Receiving Feedback as Crucial for Growth
posted on Feb 27, 2024 Most Thursday nights you will find me at the local open mic. In between sets, the sound person works with the musicians to plug in their instruments and check their microphones. Occasionally, we are treated to the distinct sound of a microphone's...
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Change, Easement, and Communicating Intentions
posted on Jan 25, 2024 Many years ago, when I was leading a youth program, I decided to paint our new logo over the old and outdated decor. I left my office, bought the paint, stenciled the Latin phrase and font, and began to create what I believed was a mark of the ch...
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Resolve to Reflect: Incorporating the Practice of Assessment
posted on Dec 13, 2023 You made it! Another turn around the sun (365.25 days to be exact). I don't know about you, but to me it can feel like I'm running a race. I use all the energy and strength I can muster to get across the finish line just to see that another lap h...
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Build a Successful On Demand Offering: 5 Things to Get You Started
posted on Nov 30, 2023 On demand learning sounds great for big universities or companies with the financial and technological resources needed to support it. It may not sound so great for the average church or non-profit, but you only need a few things to get started o...
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Getting Your Church's Website Ready for Christmas
posted on Oct 30, 2023 Stop. Before you read any further, grab your mobile phone and pull up your church's website. Now find information about your church's Christmas worship services. Is there information about Christmas services on the website? Is the in...
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Eat Your Veggies! Tracking Growth as Vital to Learning and Leading
posted on Oct 30, 2023 Each time our kids go to the doctor, we leave with little post-it notes of data...none more important than their height. They love to track their growth. So much so we have a dedicated wall in the kitchen with pencil markings and dates for just...
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