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The Importance of Connection
It's widely acknowledged that establishing meaningful connections and fostering trust are essential for driving effective leadership and facilitating growth. However, even with the best intentions, so many priests and business leaders encounter a common obstacle: the...
Embracing Vulnerability: A Journey in Leadership and Coffee Chats
This blog post serves as an invitation for readers to join me in exploring the challenges of leadership and embracing vulnerability. By sharing my own experiences and insights, I hope to create a space for meaningful dialogue and connection—a space where leaders can...
The Transformative Power of Focus
What’s on your mind as we step into a new year? The quote, "You get what you focus on," keeps coming back to me. Attributed to thought leaders like Napoleon Hill and Robin Sharma, this philosophy holds significance and even finds roots in biblical verses. The...
Sanctuaries for Our Souls to Breathe
While going through my Spiritual Direction Certification course a few years ago, there emerged a guiding mantra that seemed counterintuitive yet resonated with me deeply: “go slow to go fast.” This saying serves as a reassuring compass during life’s challenges as well...
‘Yes/And’ Technique
As we step into the Advent season, I am reflecting on the challenges leaders face, exploring how embracing the 'Yes/And' approach can guide us in navigating this time of year in healthy ways. We are in a season of preparation, finalization, joy, connections, and...
Keeping It Simple
It's easy to become overwhelmed and complicate things by taking on too much or trying to do everything ourselves. This can even exacerbate your problems! To avoid these issues, keeping things simple is essential for effective leadership. While it's not always easy, it...
Building A Tower
Have you ever launched initiatives with great intentions, only to watch them crumble due to a lack of sustainability? As we reflect on today's Gospel reading (Luke 14:25-33), it underscores a crucial leadership principle essential for growth and change. It urges us to...
Delegation Tips
Delegation is the act of redirecting tasks and responsibilities to other people and is a vital skill as a leader. The whole is more powerful than the individual. Effectively delegating allows a leader the capacity to focus on the areas that are most important while...
Misconceptions About Leadership
There is often confusion surrounding what leadership really means. When asked to define it, people's responses can vary greatly. Elevare's aim is to shed light on the true nature of Servant Leadership and how we can all enhance our character and skills to embody it....