Live Intentionally

From the streets of Harlem to the Oval Office, General Colin Powell has met the challenges of leadership at every stage of his remarkable life. Today, he is one of the most admired public leaders in the world.
Colin Powell was the U.S. Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005 under President George W. Bush. Prior […]

Michael E. Porter is one of the world’s foremost authorities on competitive strategy and an expert at relating his academic research to the areas of leader development and management theory.
Michael E. Porter is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School. He is the author of 17 books and the creator and chair […]

A consultant, speaker, and best-selling author, Marcus Buckingham is an expert on outstanding leadership and management practices. He has invested more than 17 years in researching the world’s best managers, leaders, and workplaces.
Buckingham is author of four best-selling books, including his latest release Go Put Your Strengths to Work. In his books, he gives important […]

The Rev. Dr. Floyd H. Flake is the senior pastor of the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York in Queens and the president of Wilberforce University in Ohio. Under his leadership, Allen Cathedral has grown into a 23,000-member church with senior citizen centers, private school, and hundreds of housing units for members and community […]

One of the world’s most admired business leaders, Carly Fiorina served as president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005, reinventing the firm in order to compete in a rapidly changing business landscape. Under her tenure, HP improved its cost structure and profitability, doubled its revenues, and achieved the highest rate of […]

Bill Hybels is the senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association. He convened The Leadership Summit in 1995 following a God-given prompting to help develop the spiritual gift of leadership in the local church. A highly sought-after conference speaker on issues […]

Tomorrow through Saturday I’ll be participating with my church and OurChurch.Com staff in the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit at a satelite site, Van Dyke United Methodist in Lutz, FL.  I was told by a staff member at Van Dyke that they’ll have wi-fi available, so I’m going to attempt to blog live during each session.  […]

I recently had the opportunity to read Reveal: Where are You?, the soon-to-be released book by Willow Creek Community Church executive pastor, Greg Hawkins, and Cally Parkinson.  It’s a fascinating book that describes the results of a groundbreaking congregational survey performed by Willow Creek over the last 3 years.  The research provides valuable insight into […]

Today LiveIntentionally.org is launched.  What is this new website all about?  What is the motivation behind it? 
Most of us live life like a leaf drifting down a river, allowing the current of circumstances to carry us downstream without much thought as to where we’re going.  And when we do think of the current of circumstances, we often […]