This is a guest post from my friend and mentor Mark Miller,Vice President of High-Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A. Mark has had a profound impact on my life, and his thinking directly shapes our work at Development and Leadership Coaching. I want to live my life on purpose. As part of my on-going attempt to do […]
10 Personal Planning Questions for the New Year
Planning for the year ahead is not just for ‘Type A’ people. Planning is really part of how we do what we do as leaders. It is part of a lifestyle of leadership, and great planning starts with great questions. When it comes to planning, we encourage people to create a file, […]
Rekindling Your Fire – Overcoming Winter Burnout
Congratulations, you’ve made it through January! Are you feeling burnt out right now? Let’s keep moving forward together. Join me for our Masterclass: Rekindling Your Fire – Overcoming Winter Burnout. I will be sharing: Why this is such an insidious and pervasive problem…especially for leaders of faith-based organizations. The specific actions you can take to […]
3 Step Process for Strategic Planning
“Strategic Planning” is one of those terms that just gets thrown around. The variety of perspectives on strategic planning, its processes, and its final outcomes seem infinite. The problem for you is that you can end up drowning while trying to grab hold of this big idea while people keep saying ‘we need a strategic […]
Move Your Vision Forward by Leading Yourself
Do you know the primary thing that holds you back from accomplishing your vision? It’s also the very same thing that can really move you forward. It’s YOU. The reason why this is true so much of the time is because YOU are often the primary person that God is going to be using to […]
3 Simple Planning Questions To Help You Take Action
Are you an obsessive compulsive planner? I want to challenge you on the value of planning versus doing. You definitely need a strategic plan for your future, but in the meantime, you must work at the leading edge of what God is doing to save lives and change lives through your ministry and your calling […]
Simplify Your Year End Giving Approach in December
What’s on your plate for raising money at the end of the year? In this video, Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, speaks directly to people who are working to raise money effectively in the month of December. He shares a specific structure and mindset you can use to simplify your life, manage […]
How to Create Momentum and Organizational Change in 100 Days
There is a remarkable thought leader named Robert Schaffer who has a pretty amazing team of people that work with huge corporations and large non-profit organizations while engaging in some of the most complex projects around the world. They use a specific method called ‘rapid success projects’ to help bring about organizational change. I […]
What you can be doing with 60 days (or less) until the end of the giving year
What should you be doing when there are only 60 days or less left in the giving year? In this video, Zach Clark, Founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, shares action items for the end of the giving year.
Masterclass: How to Have Record Giving in 2016
An online Masterclass and special resources to provide you a step-by-step approach to crafting your plan to grow generous giving.
Get off your computer, and get in their face
Our bias is toward the effectiveness of face to face meetings. I could go on for a long time about why this is one of the most powerful leadership tools in your possession, but let me give you just one compelling reason. I believe that this approach is near to the heart of what you […]
Q+A How to deal with the tyranny of the urgent
Are you feeling the pressure to get more accomplished than you have time for? In this video, Zach Clark, Founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, shares three things that you can do to set priorities and make tough decisions about what you need to accomplish next. Looking to take action and move forward? If you […]
Engaging People for Input
Do you do all the talking when you meet with people to share your vision? This may not be the best strategy. Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, shares the importance of engaging people in your ministry.
Integrating Your Communications
How do you begin to integrate your compelling message into everything you do in interacting with generous givers? We teach that you’ve got to create a plan to approach your communications and interactions with givers in a very intentional way. This plan is built upon what is effective and what is high impact in […]
How to Take Your Ministry to the Next Level
What are the essential things that make the difference in moving your ministry forward? In this video, Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, shares with you how to take your ministry to the next level.
How to Manage Conflicting Viewpoints
Zach Clark, founder of Development and Leadership Coaching, helps you manage conflicting viewpoints about how to carry out the vision for your ministry. Learn how to listen, engage, and interact with people who have conflicting views.
3 Part Process to Leading People to Make Decisions About Giving
Have you reached the point where you feel like you have been communicating like crazy and now you just need people to make decisions about their giving so that you can move forward? I want to equip you with a three-part framework that is going to help you time and time again to lead people […]
3 Components of Strategy
Do you really have clarity on your strategy? Strategy is a word that gets thrown around and can be made much more complicated than it needs to be. Often, leaders will come up with a long and detailed written plan that they will refer to as their “strategy.” While it’s very important to have a […]
Q+A How to measure fundraising success and evaluate your team
Zach Clark answers two great questions addressing the metrics of evaluating the success of your development program and evaluating the use of time and focus of your development staff.
How to Lead Your Board to Move Things Forward
Are you a leader who is frustrated with your board? It may be that you simply need to focus your board on the right things. It’s so important to guard against an unhealthy obsession on your board members for fundraising. While we all know that boards are highly effective when they get involved in raising […]
