by Michael Picconatto | Jan 24, 2021 | Leadership
One of the things I value highly in leadership is transparency. I love the dictionary.com definition of the figurative meaning of transparency: a state in which things are free from any attempt to hide something. Living in a state or condition where things are free...
by Michael Picconatto | Sep 8, 2016 | Leadership
Sometime this last week the Lobster from the Little Mermaid started saying “First you have to set the mood” in my head. It was probably a direct result of spending a week with 8-10 year old kids at a camp I co-led. But this advice from Sebastian (the...
by Michael Picconatto | Jul 27, 2016 | Leadership
My morning ritual starts with a bowl of Musli, a cup of coffee, and bro. wsing several news sites. This morning I came across this story: Missing treasure hunter’s remains found in New Mexico. In short, an author and art dealer named Forrest Fenn hid $2...
by Michael Picconatto | Jul 20, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
No matter how well you plan, your plans are often dependent on other people following through on their commitments. I’m currently dealing with the aftermath of a busy week, complicated by people missing deadlines. We took on an extra project that we knew would...
by Michael Picconatto | Jun 29, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Compassion is, according to Miriam Webster “a feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble, etc.”. Cowardice is “fear that makes you unable to do what is right or expected : lack of courage.” The words are pretty...
by Michael Picconatto | Jun 22, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Mistakes Happen! Most leaders discover fairly early that mistakes happen. I remember my first “major” mistake as a youth pastor. It was not really that big of a mistake. Someone had asked me shortly before the service started if I would announce...
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