Kevin Presseault

In this episode of the Leader Lifter we explore the topic of Purpose Statements... not just for our organizations, but for our lives. For some great books on learning about purpose check out: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren Waking the Dead by John Eldridge

In this episode of the Leader Lifter podcast we continue the conversation on how we respond to criticism. Nothing will reveal our character faster than how we deal with criticism. Click the post title or READ MORE to watch the video. Would love to hear how you handle criticism as a leader in the comments below.

Nothing will reveal our character more than how we deal and respond to criticism. In part one of this two part topic we ask ourselves 2 questions to improve as leaders in how we handle criticism. Two questions to ask ourselves: Do I have a healthy/biblical understanding of correction? What is the criticism about? How do you handle criticism? I'd love to hear how you deal with it where you lead.

We continue to discuss how our character is important in our leadership. In this episode we look at Generosity. Simply click the Title or the Read More link to watch the video. Resources mentioned in the Podcast: - The Renegade Pastor by Nelson Searcy - Rick Warren's talk at the Resurgence 2013 conference This wasn't directly mentioned in the Podcast, but here is a great link with information about tithing from Dave Ramsey.

I implemented something pretty simple into my life way back in 2005. I began that year to write out a short, one or two sentence prayer, that I would make the central focus of my prayer time that year.  I don't remember where I learned the idea... my guess is it was from the men's Bible study put out by Man in the Mirror since I has heavily influenced by them back in those days... regardless of where I learned it, this practice has been a huge blessing in my life, my family and in my work in the church. Some years I've very spiritual about it and spend days, even weeks, praying to God asking him to give me the prayer I should pray. After all, wouldn't it be so much better to be regularly praying God's will? Of course! Other years, I just simply picked something that I wanted more of. Some years I've seen instant changes around me through these prayers... and other times, it was only when someone pointed it out to me that I became aware of any change. For 2...

In this episode of the Leader Lifter we continue the conversation on how character impacts our leadership. We talk about the importance of integrity. Simply click the Title or the Read More link to watch the video. An amazing book on the topic of Integrity is Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality by Dr. Henry Cloud.

In this second episode of The Leader Lifter we look at different parts of our character that can impact our leadership. This episode starts with the topic of humility. Simply click the title above to watch the video. Here is the link to the book Humilitas by John Dickson .