Leading for Good
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Leveraging disruption in leadership
Last year when the COVID pandemic hit, the United States, and in fact, the world, was left reeling—not only because of the health impact of the pandemic, but largely because of the subsequent decisions made by political and industry leaders as they attempted to...
I don’t want to go back to normal.
NOTE: This piece was originally written for the Men In Action e-newsletter in May of 2020. “Calamity is a great teacher,” observed Aisha Ahmad recently. Her response to the COVID-19 pandemic is true, but only if we are willing to learn the lessons available to us. God...
Welcome to the JBC Leadership site!
This site has been a long time in coming. Given all of the leadership efforts in which I’m currently engaged, it became time to put together a site in which my voice is presented unfiltered, where I can provide a few thoughts from time to time on where we are as a...
Men IN Action: I don’t want to go back to normal
“Calamity is a great teacher,” observed Aisha Ahmad recently. Her response to the COVID-19 pandemic is true, but only if we are willing to learn the lessons available to us. God uses pain to grab our attention. “It is,” as C. S. Lewis wrote, “His megaphone to rouse a...
IBJ: A law without a list is inclusive; it covers everyone
How often have we heard that Indiana is one of only five states that does not have a hate crimes law? The inherent assumption is that getting off that list is more important than protecting the citizens in our state. The question we should be asking is, “What is best...
Towne Post: A Glimpse Inside the Senate
“How’s it going in the Senate?” Hardly a week goes by when I am not asked that question. Just a matter of months ago I was on the outside of the Statehouse, not privy to the inner-workings of the legislative process. Early on the morning of November 9th, after being...