Crisis leadership, part 2

In a Chicago suburb in 1982, a few people were mysteriously affected by cyanide poisoning. Some died. The cause was traced to some bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol. The CEO of Johnson and Johnson, the manufacturer of Tylenol, faced a huge crisis. Despite the high probability that Tylenol bottles had been tampered with in only […]

Crisis leadership, part 1

In the 1970s, nearly 20 million people were infected with a micro-worm parasite spread through the bite of a fly. Many of these people lived in western Africa, barely surviving at a subsistence level. Nearly half of those infected would eventually be blinded by the parasite. The condition was known as river blindness. Known treatments […]

Why are people late?

In a recent post to his blog “Jump Start Church”, Steve Sjogren asked (and gave his opinion on) “Why is it that when your weekend services start, only 15-20% are present?” This piqued my interest since I realize I am a habitual late comer to our church service.

This last Sunday I stood in the […]