The Power of a Humble Heart

Our next book study will explore the power of humility especially for those in leadership positions, like KIDS HOPE USA Directors. While Jesus represents the biblical perspective on humility, a more contemporary example would be the life of Henri Nouwen. Although a learned professor, priest, and widely traveled speaker most of his life, he spent the last

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He/She Statements

Help your child to begin this year with the END of the year in mind with this simple activity. To explain this activity to your child think about some famous people and come up with one statement that describes that person. For example, when you think about President Lincoln you might say, “He was an

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What Is Hope?

The following was written by a 17 old Honduran student at the Vida Abudante Christian School in La Union Honduras. “A good definition for hope is that it is the belief that circumstances in the future will be better.  Everyone should be expecting a great year.  We should be hopeful all the time and fully trust

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Dealing With Conflict

In our final study of Lencioni’s book, we’ll discuss the tools necessary to deal with potential conflict within a leadership team.  While your team less likely to experience the pressure of a ” for profit” organization,  there are five issues that every team must be ready to deal with. The first is ABSENCE OF TRUST. This is defined as

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Strong Leadership Teams

One of the greatest challenges for many directors is forming a strong and dependable leadership team.  Lencioni suggests 3 traits that might lead a director to dismiss someone from their leadership team.  They are; 1.  Too methodical. 2.  Too complaining. 3.  Lack of engagement at meetings and follow up responsibilities. Three traits that should be looked

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The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is the title of a book by Patrick Lencioni that we will be reviewing this month.  While it is a fictional account of a fictional business, Lencioni has taken real life experiences with businesses  he consults with to give both for profit and non-profits advice on how to build

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