Kathy Brasby Blog
Should strong-willed leaders be tamed?
When we think of leaders, we tend to think of strong-willed people. If we’re generous, we call them courageous and vision-driven. If we’re not so impressed, we call them bossy and controlling. And either impression can be accurate, depending on the leader. I tend to...
Why Leaders Should Offer Second Chances
Ever made a dumb mistake? Yeah, me, too. I’ve always loved Megamind in the movie, who argued with Minion and finally concluded, “You were right. I was less right.” We are sometimes less right, and we hope, like Minion, that someone will let us be more right. I was a...
How do I become a Christian leader?
This blog is about Christian leadership. If you're a Christian or even a person of faith, you'll find that the Bible is packed with powerful leadership principles that apply to people today. I don’t plan to develop many leadership techniques. You can find methods all...
How Recognizing Biases Helps Us Lead
Leaders can get cocky. George Orwell explained the phenomenon well: “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Jonah had a lot of power. He heard God. I remember as a child that I wanted to hear God so badly that I actually dreamt that it happened. In my...
What If A Plan Goes Too Well?
Have you ever watched the TV show, “The A-Team”? You can YouTube it. The episodes featured do-good mercenaries who always had a plan. Of course, things never went according to a plan. But in the end, the leader, Hannibal Smith, would poke a big cigar in his mouth and...
Why We Need To Communicate Like Superheroes
After NFL quarterback Drew Brees set the record for total passing yardage, he was asked what play had been called for record-setting pass. He said, “Gun King Trips Right Terrapin 52 Sway All Go Special X Shallow Cross H Wide. I am not kidding. The coach selected the...
Why Loose Cannons are Not Good Leaders But You May Know One Anyway
A cannon has a lot of similarities with a good leader. Both are powerful and aggressive, both are able to change a situation, both stick to a plan. Yeah, well, you may not be so sure about that. Neither am I, to be honest. Do you ever watch an old battleship...
Who’s this Jonah and why do we care?
Let’s do a quick word association test. I say Jonah, you say….. Yeah, whale. That’s a common response but there’s more to Jonah than that big whale. In fact, the whale isn’t a major part of what we’re going to learn about leadership. A little review: Jonah was an...
When Leading People Isn’t the Main Thing
You know this person: they’ve been to leadership conferences, paid big bucks for one-on-one coaching, spew all the current buzzwords. But they don’t care much about the people they’re leading. Their team is there to help them climb the corporate ladder. Somehow, in...
