by joncook | Aug 10, 2012 | Creativity, Friday List, Ideas
It’s Friday and the Olympics are winding down. Enjoy the weekend and here’s the Friday List. The mission to land a rover on Mars has provided a MARS Greeley Haven 360 Panorama view. As a diehard Nebraska football fan, it’s a dream come true to see...
by joncook | Aug 5, 2012 | Creativity, Dreaming, Everyday Life, Ideas
I’ve come to a realization: blogging on a frequent basis through the summer months is slippery. I’ve decided that a better way to journey through the summer months with blogging is to capture all my ideas for the week in one post. If other posts happen to...
by joncook | Nov 1, 2011 | Book Review, Leadership, Reading
In his book, Practicing Greatness, author Reggie McNeal makes a strong call for leaders to take the next step in leadership effectiveness. “Deliberate mediocrity is a sin,” quotes McNeal at the start of his work and from there he begins a practical and...
by joncook | Oct 13, 2011 | Leadership, Purpose, Thinking
Identifying and recruiting new leaders is a passion of mine. I get excited when I see someone who shows leadership potential that hasn’t been given an opportunity to develop that potential…yet. They may not even know that they have leadership ability but...
by joncook | Jan 10, 2011 | Leadership
Leaders are faced with unique challenges each time they begin a new position with a new ministry or organization. They have to factor in crucial elements like the history of the organization, the make-up of the members and their personalities, the resources that are...
