“Leaders are readers, and readers are leaders.” – Prof. Howard Hendricks I can still hear Prof’s exhortation ringing in my ears from a class I took from him 25 years ago. Broad reading is crucial to expand one’s leadership horizons. Others agree. Oswald Sanders devotes an entire chapter to “The Leader and Reading” in his […]
Author: Ken
Dr. Ken Cochrum (DMin, Bethel University) is Vice President of Global Digital Strategies at Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) in Orlando, Florida. An avid cyclist and aspiring guitarist, he also holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas and a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He recently co-founded Indigitous.org, a movement passionate about connecting people to Jesus using digital strategies. He previously served as vice president of Cru’s student-led movements worldwide. He and his wife Ann spent 13 years in East Asia where they raised their two children. Ken blogs regularly at www.onleadingwell.com.
“You win by trying. And failing. Test, try, fail, measure, evolve, repeat, persist, …” – Seth Godin, American author and Marketing Expert What does it mean to innovate? My Mac dictionary defines “innovate” this way: innovate |ˈinəˌvāt| verb 1. make changes in something established, esp. by introducing new methods, ideas, or products: the company’s failure to […]
Do you wake up every day with a calling to lead people you can’t physically see or touch? Do you regularly engage in team or project work with people from other cultures? Do you long for the hype of “leader as omnipotent hero” to give way to a more authentic model of “leader as servant?” […]