Dare Great Things For Christ

DGT Episode 276 - A Focus On People - The Christian Leader's Advantage Part 8

The theme of putting your people first is popular today in leadership theory.  Many studies are done and cited that conclusively show that focusing on company culture affects the bottom line in a positive way.  But focusing on people and developing people has not always been the hallmark of western capitalism.  In fact many of the advances towards more humane work come from Christianity.  Why is this?  And how can harnessing it give us an advantage?

DGT Episode 275 - Powerful Positivity - The Christian Leaders Advantage Part 7

When it comes to leadership what we do on the outside flows from what we have on the inside.  Our thoughts and our motivations drive the actions which determine our success.  Here Christians have a distinct advantage.  Ever since Christ rose from the dead Christians know the truth about our final victory over evil and therefore our daily victory over problems.  In this seventh of our series on the Christian leadership advantage we explore the Christian power of positivity.

DGT Episode 274 - True Human Work - The Christian Leader's Advantage Part 6

The Catholic church has always taught that work was genuinely a human activity.  Meaning that it was something that we did that made our lives better.  But with the increase of technology, social media, and the changing demographics of the work force, work itself seems to be a different kind of experience.  Nevertheless, the truth about work hasn’t changed.  And God’s vision for work laid out in the Bible remains the same.  This is a Christian advantage.  By letting the truth of our faith inform our leadership Christians protect and enhance the working environment for all involved.

DGT Episode 273 - The Perspective Heaven Gives - The Christian Leader's Advantage Part 5

In trying to understand the advantage that the Christian faith gives to us in our leadership, there’s no more powerful place to look than our perspective on heaven.  Afterall, eternal life is the backdrop behind everything a Christian does, the ultimate goal of all our motivations.  But what practical difference does this make in the perspective that we take at work.  Well, in fact, it makes a big difference if we let it.  In this fifth part of our series on The Christian Leader’s Advantage we explore the power of the idea of heaven. 

DGT Episode 272 - Leading With Love - The Christian Leaders Advantage Part 4

In some ways all leadership is the same.  Individuals have to move groups of people to accomplish things in unity.  What then is the Christian difference and what does a religion of love have to do with leadership?  In this fourth part of our series on The Christian Leaders Advantage, we explore the difference that love makes in leadership.  Not only does it speak to the emotions of all involved, but it allows leaders to penetrate more deeply into what really motivates people to be their best.  And being the best of all things, why wouldn’t love make us the best of all leaders.

DGT Episode 271 - An Eternal Perspective - The Christian Leader's Advantage Part 3

How does the approach a Catholic takes towards leadership differ from the approach anyone else takes?  Does our faith in Christ make us better leaders?  In this third part on our series “The Christian Leader’s Advantage”, I examine the fact that Christians believe in eternal life, and I examine the practical ramifications that this belief has on our ability to lead others well.  Afterall, if Jesus Christ called us to lead and he called us to be Christians it’s because our Christianity has something wonderful to do with our leadership.  And I’d like to show you how.

DGT Episode 270 - We Believe In The Forgiveness Of Sins - The Christian Leaders Advantage Part 2

When it comes to leading others, Christians out to have a distinct advantage.  After all Christians who lead believe that they are leading in the hand of God and following his lead.  But what does this advantage actually look like?  One spot where we can see it particularly is in our belief that our sins can be forgiven.  How does our claim about the forgiveness of sins impact the world of work?  In this second on our series on the Christian advantage I want to explore the power of mercy to transform our vision of leadership.

DGT Episode 269 - Christians Lead From Behind Christ - The Christian Leader's Advantage Part 1

Christians have long professed that we are at the same time like everyone else and different.  We’re the same because we are human just like anyone else but we’re different because we have received the grace of Christ.  Well if this is true then our leadership will also be the same and different.  Our leadership will have to follow the same laws as everyone else and the same structure but we should also be leading with the grace of Christ.  I wanted to find out what this meant and share a short course with you.  A series of talks on this subject to help you appreciate the Christian advantage.

DGT EPisode 268 - Our Culture Can Be Anchored In Our Work - The Four Anchors Part 4

So far in this series on the four anchors we’ve looked at how God is the secret to human success.  How this is expressed firstly by the family being anchored by God and how it’s extended by our work being anchored in our family.  In this next conference I take a look at how our culture stands to benefit by being firmly anchored in our work and the key role that Catholic business leaders play in transforming the culture by bringing the values of the Gospel through their families and through their workplace into the heart of society.

DGT Episode 267 - Your Work Can Be Anchored On Your Identify - The Four Anchors Part 3

Whether we like it or not all of us have to work every day.  So what’s the secret to working with satisfaction and fulfillment?  In this third segment in our series on the Four Anchors I explore what work could look like when it is anchored soundly in our identity as who we are.  And in particular I take a look at how that identity of who we are is given to us in a profound way by our family.  Just as our family can be anchored in God our work can be anchored in our family and the values that they give us.