RADICAL STEWARDSHIP BLOG

Christmas is getting expensive! If you’re feeling the squeeze in your Christmas shopping this year, look no further, because the best gifts that you can give this year are free! At this price, you can treat everyone you love, and yourself too. In this last Radical...

What the heck is a recipe for chocolate cake doing in a blog about Radical Stewardship™? I’m so glad you asked! Sometimes we get ourselves into some real messes. We rush too much, we’re distracted, we’re feeling pressured, and the next thing we know, we’ve screwed up...

As the holiday season kicks into full swing and the aroma of pumpkin spice permeates the air, Thanksgiving brings a sense of familiar comfort. It’s a natural and beautiful impulse to turn our focus to our closest circle during this holiday. We anticipate the laughter...

The familiar saying, “There is no ‘I’ in TEAM,” is intended to be a powerful call for selflessness and collaboration. However, in the context of high-performing corporate leadership, this saying is fundamentally flawed. It suggests that individuality is a liability, a...

The corporate world often operates under a simple but harsh philosophy: assert dominance or be overlooked. When you’re aiming for career impact, “meekness” can sound like a dangerous word. It conjures images of being passive, timid, or easily dismissed, a professional...

The framework is familiar. The four-quadrant productivity matrix that divides tasks into urgent and important. You likely learned it early in your career. Yet for many who are operating at the highest levels of influence, that matrix eventually hits a wall. You’ve...

You’ve reached a point in your career where you’re being entrusted with more power and influence than you’ve had in the past. You speak, and people listen. You set things in motion, and those things get done. How are you using this power and influence? This week’s...

You’re decades into your professional journey. You’ve put in the hours, accumulated the expertise, and earned the titles. But lately, the engine seems to be sputtering. The work that once energized you now feels like a repetitive chore. Perhaps you’ve been passed over...

Do you ever feel like you’re racing through life in the wrong lane wearing somebody else’s shoes? What if the reason you feel hopelessly behind in your career isn’t because you’re not trying hard enough or haven’t achieved enough, but because you’ve been running...

We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Whether you’re looking for a job, building a business, or considering a career change, your network will have a far greater influence on your success than your skills, credentials, and experience...

What if you had 40 more hours this week? What would you do with them? Would you tackle a big project? Get out on the golf course? Curl up with a good book? What if you had 40 more hours every week? Would you start a side hustle? Go back to school? Volunteer somewhere?...

For so many, this fall has begun with an unwelcome chill. From escalating wars in Israel and Ukraine, flooding in Pakistan and India, a major earthquake in Afghanistan, and wildfires in California, to major layoffs, church and school shootings, and an assassination...