Carey Nieuwhof
Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. He hosts one of today’s most influential leadership podcasts, and his online content is accessed by leaders over 1.5 million times a month. He speaks to leaders around the world about leadership, change, and personal growth. His best-selling book, At Your Best: How to Get Time, Energy, and Priorities Working in Your Favor, is designed to help every leader escape stress and begin living at a sustainable pace and has been profiled by Forbes, Fast Company, Entre Leadership, and Business Insider.
Do you evaluate based on effort?
Wednesday January 6, 2010 | Carey NieuwhofAs leaders and volunteers, we spend 99% of our time in preparation for ministry and about 1% evaluating what we've done. But the congregation and the people we serve do exactly the opposite. Read more
Getting your team on the same page
Wednesday December 16, 2009 | Carey NieuwhofSo if getting people on the same page yields greater results than simply starting on a new page, how do you get your team on the same page? I’d love your thoughts and best practices, but here are a few we’ve learned over time: Meet together. You can’t be on the same page if you’re […] Read more
The same page
Tuesday December 15, 2009 | Carey NieuwhofWe’re human. We’re tempted to believe that new is always better than same. Some of you are tempted right now to start a brand new page in your life. But today I want to change that up. A new church is not necessarily better than the same church, nor is new staff inherently better than […] Read more
Ready to quit?
Monday December 14, 2009 | Carey NieuwhofSome of you are ready to quit right now. You haven’t told anyone, but you’re thinking about it. The new year is right around the corner, and you’re thinking about a move. Wouldn’t it be great to get to a new church where everybody worked together rather than against each other? Wouldn’t it be great […] Read more
What you say in private …
Tuesday November 10, 2009 | Carey NieuwhofYou’ve seen it happen on Twitter or e-mail: Messages that were intended to be direct messages (DMs) or private replies go public instead, all because the sender hit the wrong button. Fun times. Especially if you enjoy mild heart attacks. Almost happened to me today on e-mail. It turns out I did NOT send what […] Read more
