Why Leadership Advice Feels Broken—And What We Actually Need Now

Why We Need Better Leadership Voices (Now More Than Ever)

Apr 21, 2025

We are living in an age of too much advice and not enough wisdom.

Scroll through your inbox or feed, and you’ll find thousands of voices offering tips, hacks, frameworks, and soundbites on leadership. Some are brilliant. Most are noise.

Especially if you’re a nonprofit, ministry, or mission-driven leader, where leadership comes with fewer resources, higher emotional stakes, and more spiritual and organizational complexity. I’m sure you’ve felt it: the gap between the kind of insights that go viral... and the kind that actually help you lead real people in hard moments.

And yet we’re facing a perfect storm:

Remote and hybrid teams are now the norm.
AI is transforming workflows, communication, and decision-making.
Burnout and turnover are destabilizing the most mission-aligned teams.
Trust in institutions—including churches and nonprofits—is near historic lows.

In a moment like this, leadership isn’t just about strategy or charisma. It’s about navigating change with wisdom, humility, and courage.

And yet, who’s giving us that kind of leadership insight?

Why I Created Leadership in Change

A few years ago, I sat with a church leader and friend who was paralyzed by fear. Not fear of failure, but fear of hurting people with a necessary, but painful shift.

He had the data.
He had the strategy.
But he lacked a voice of wisdom—someone to walk with him through the messy, relational middle of change.

And it hit me: so much of today’s leadership content either leans too heavily on hard strategy, or floats off into abstract, overly spiritualized language that doesn't actually help in real-world decision-making. At best, it offers a short-lived confidence boost. At worst, it leaves leaders more overwhelmed than before.

So I launched Leadership in Change, a space for leaders who are:

In the thick of transition—organizational, personal, or spiritual
Tired of fluff and craving trustworthy insight
Seeking clarity—without losing compassion, conviction, or calling

This newsletter is for leaders who want to grow, not just in influence, but in wisdom and world-changing impact.

What You’ll Get (And What You Won’t)

Each week, I’ll share two types of content:

1. Monday Insight

A short, clear, sometimes counterintuitive reflection on what’s really going on beneath the surface of today’s leadership challenges.

You’ll see pieces like:

Why burnout might not be the real problem
The hidden cost of “nice” leadership
What AI can’t (and shouldn’t) replace in your leadership
How to lead hybrid teams without losing your culture

2. Thursday Tool

A practical model, guide, or framework to help you act. Simple tools that clarify, not complicate.

You’ll get resources like:

3 rhythms to reset a stuck team
A better way to give hard feedback
A checklist to realign team clarity

You won’t find shallow inspiration, guilt-tripping, or oversimplified success stories.
You will find honest reflection, tested insights, and actionable ideas rooted in humility and courage, sometimes with a sprinkle of Scripture, always with respect for your leadership burden.

For the Faith-Rooted, Mission-Driven, and Change-Burdened

Many of you lead in non-profit or faith-based contexts. Some of you don’t. But all of you are facing the reality of leading in a world that is evolving faster than most of our organizations are built to adapt.

If that’s you, I’d be honored to walk this journey with you.

Because the truth is: we don’t need more perfectly branded leaders.

We need more clear, kind, conviction-rooted leaders who are willing to name the tensions and lead through them with wisdom.

And those kinds of leaders?

They don’t just appear.
They’re shaped.
Together.

Subscribe & Join the Conversation

If this resonates with you, or if you lead in a season of uncertainty, transition, or cultural change, I invite you to subscribe and share.il they read it.

Let’s build better leadership together.