5 Reasons Why You NEED a Mentor In Your Life (And How To Get One)

Looking for a great 2022? LOOK no further…

Church, Kingdom, Leadership, Success, PrioritiesAndy GabruchDecember 24, 2021mentoring, mentorship, 2022, leadership development, Intentional Leadership, duco, ministry, resiliencyComment

Win with DUCO Leadership

Want to launch well for the fall? Let DUCO be a part of your plan.

Win with DUCO this summer as the next mentorship intake is for September 15, 2020. Limited spots are available. Check out the details here.

Emerging, iGen, Kingdom, Leadership, Millennials, MinistryAndy GabruchAugust 4, 2020Leadership, Intentional Leadership, leadership developmentComment

Dealing with the Ghosts: How to Lead through Blindspots During Crisis

Ghosts.

We all have them.

Things that POP up every once-in-a-while that tend to reveal their ugly face.

It can be a leadership blindspot, an unaware character trait, stress behavior. We tend to see ghosts MORE often during times of crisis, pain, or hurt. In fact, ghosts can hinder leadership currency if not dealt with face on. I see it all the time.

And with that said, there are some GREAT ways to deal with the ghosts. In fact, the BEST way to deal with ghosts is found in mentoring.

This post is the 5 REASONS of WHY you need a mentor in your life and HOW to find a great mentor.

COVID Leadership Lesson (part 1): Resilient Leaders Build Resilient Ministries

Have you ever had to take your vehicle in to get a tune-up? To get fixed? To replace a part? Of course, you have!

In fact, we get our vehicles regularly maintained to get the most out of them. WHY? So we extend the life of our vehicles.

In the same way, resilient leadership works this way. The emotional dashboard starts to beep at us, we feel the fatigue, the leadership vehicle starts to sputter AND we need a personal “tune-up”. This is an example of personal resiliency.

AND, one of the COVID leadership lesson(s) I have observed is around resiliency; personal and ministerial resiliency.

You may ask, “What is resiliency?” This post is about the signs of personal and ministerial resiliency…

Your MOST Important Leadership Task: 3 Ways to Lead Your Personal Life

Your most important leadership task is actually not a task. It will be a life-long journey. A reality that needs to be on the forefront of your leadership every single day!

It is the reality of taking care of those who are the closest to you - your spouse, your family, and yourself. This WILL be your most important leadership task…

Are you Ready? Leadership Development for the Next Generation of Leaders

After 17 years of working with the next generation, I have noticed few themes of leadership development that have sticked with the next generation. If you are reading this, I hope this brings clarity on how to engage, recruit, and retain the next generation for your organization, ministry, and/or business.

According to Forbes…