Leadership coach, author, and speaker. 30+ years leading in hotels, retail, college, and nonprofits. Leadership for the Rest of Us.
Indianapolis, IN
Joined June 2010
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I've led in hotels, retail, college, and non-profit for 30+ years. You don't need a title to lead.
Want to know where your leadership stands? Take LeaderScore™ in about 10 minutes and see your results.
timparsons.me/leaderscore
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I put a volunteer at the front desk answering phones. She burned out fast.
She needed to be around people.
Are you a Builder, Encourager, Shepherd, or Steward? Free, about 5 minutes:
timparsons.me/find-your-styl…
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If you're the person everyone looks to for answers, this one's for you.
Free live workshop: Plan Your Next Level in 2027.
Thu, Dec 17 at 7 PM ET on Microsoft Teams. Start your 90-day plan with me.
Save your seat: timparsons.me/workshop
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Almost every leadership role I’ve held came with someone above me. For an executive director, that’s usually a board.
6 ways to build a healthy nonprofit board relationship:
timparsons.me/nonprofit-boar…
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The founding cohort of my Next Level Leadership Accelerator starts January 14.
90 days of live group coaching for leaders who feel stuck. Only 10 spots.
timparsons.me/accelerator/
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My new book is out! The Journey to Christmas is a 24-day family Advent activity book. Order today to have it in time to start on Dec. 1st. a.co/d/0hIRSEpd
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Step 2 of my 5 Steps to Getting to Your Next Level™ is Master Your Mindset.
Before your influence can grow, your belief about your influence has to change.
timparsons.me/five-steps/
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When someone forgets to reply to your email or cuts you off in traffic, what's the first story you tell yourself?
That story is often wrong. Try assuming the best in others for 30 days.
timparsons.me/a-lost-art-tha…
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I've been the new leader at a hotel, a hardware store, a copy shop, a college and a nonprofit.
If you only do 2 things when you're new, listen and serve.
5 ways to lead well when you're new: timparsons.me/5-ways-to-lead…
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Who wants a plan for 2027? Free one-hour workshop, Thursday Dec 17, 7 PM ET, live on Microsoft Teams. You'll start your own 90-day plan with me. timparsons.me/workshop/
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Seminary taught pastors theology. Very few of us were ever taught how to lead people, and almost nobody measures it.
So I built a free tool. LeaderScore™ takes about 10 minutes.
timparsons.me/leaderscore-fo…
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After COVID, I didn't just need time off. I needed an entire season of RESET.
The mission matters too much to lead it on empty.
7 warning signs of nonprofit burnout: timparsons.me/nonprofit-burn…
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Free workshop: Plan Your Next Level in 2027.
Thursday, Dec 17, 7 PM ET, live on Microsoft Teams. One hour to get clear on where you're stuck and start your 90-day plan.
timparsons.me/workshop/
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Dr. Tim Parsons retweeted
My new op-ed piece:
Christian churches today do not exist to advance MAGA, Republicans, Democrats, or any political party — but instead to proclaim King Jesus, make disciples, love our neighbors, and embody God’s justice and mercy.
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Volunteers don't owe you an exit interview. They just stop showing up.
6 ways to recruit AND keep great volunteers:
timparsons.me/volunteer-rete…
Which one does your team need most?
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Most leaders were never taught how to evaluate themselves.
LeaderScore™ is a free look at 8 areas of leadership. It takes about 10 minutes.
timparsons.me/leaderscore/
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I've never met a leader who planned to burn out.
I've watched it happen in a hotel, a hardware store, a copy shop, a college and a nonprofit. The leaders who care most are often the ones running on empty.
timparsons.me/leading-on-emp…
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I've put off more difficult conversations than I'd like to admit.
Every time, the dread was worse than the conversation itself.
6 ways to have one without dreading it for days: timparsons.me/difficult-conv…
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Dr. Tim Parsons retweeted
No matter how you vote, you are welcome in our church.
I just ask that you would commit to see politics thru Jesus & not Jesus thru your politics; that you would be curious about why your brothers & sisters see things differently. And that you would live humble, prayerful lives.
