Are you getting the most out of MarkHowellLive.com?

Are you getting the most out of MarkHowellLive.com? Almost every day I get a question from at least one long-time reader. And very often I get one from a new reader. And as much as I love getting questions, they remind me of the fact that with nearly 2300 articles, there’s a lot here and…

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Join Me for GroupLife Strategy Call ’18?

Join Me for GroupLife Strategy Call ’18? Is your grouplife strategy ready for 2018? It’s coming, you know! Depending on when you’re reading this…you have less than 7 weeks to get ready for what could be the year you launch more new groups and connect more unconnected people than ever before! But the clock is…

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Friday’s List | November 10

Every Friday I post a short list of the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with: Here’s what I’m reading right now: Sean Parker on Facebook’s Brain Hacking by Cal Newport on the Study Hacks blog. Leading Effectively When You Inherit a Mess by Ron Carucci on HBR. Great article and very applicable to many of…

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Thinking Thursday: Take “The Other” to Lunch

“There’s an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them “the mystic” and “the warrior”) that can be harnessed to elevate the way we treat each other. She shares a simple way to begin real dialogue —…

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If I Was Starting Today…Part 7

(This is part 7 of a 7 part series.  You can read part 1 right here) If I was starting over and knew then what I know now…I’d take advantage of the central role of the senior pastor. This is a huge concept and absolutely explains a key difference between churches that with groups and…

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Friday’s List | November 3

Every Friday I post a short list of the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with: Here’s what I’m reading right now: 4 Ways to Get Better at Deferred Gratification by Michael Hyatt. I don’t know about you, but I’m very determined and can hold out for delayed gratification. But I can always get…

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Ray Dalio on Building a Company Where the Best Ideas Win

What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an idea meritocracy where people can speak up and say what they really think — even calling out the boss is fair game.…

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