As the saying goes, growing up is never easy. And nothing highlights the struggle like stepping forward to take the lead.

Leadership demands grown-up skills, maturity and resources. If we are to succeed as leaders, it is vitally important to take a good look our own adult capabilities and pay attention to the areas in our lives where we still may have some growing-up to do.

The next broadcast in the Ultimate Leadership series on CCN will give you a clear picture of just why Leadership is for Grown-Ups.

In partnership with Dr. John Townsend and Dr. Henry Cloud, CCN’s monthly Ultimate Leadership series helps leaders develop the character and skills needed to successfully meet the challenges of leadership in business and ministry.

This month, Dr. John Townsend, award-winning co-author of the Boundaries series, will present the blueprint for an adult leader.

Leaders will gain both the understanding and the tools needed to become a competent and effective leader in a grown-up world.

“How you wear the mantle of leadership will often mean the difference between success and failure. The demands and challenges of being a leader require that there be a grown-up underneath that mantle. Yet far too often, leaders do not feel equipped to handle the specific adult challenges of the task,” says Dr. Townsend.

In this practical seminar, leaders will discover the skills needed to meet the particularly grown-up challenges they face as a leader.

In this broadcast you will learn:

• How to make the hierarchical structure of authority work for you to accomplish your goals.
• How to deal with parental or controlling people.
• How to work with those who resent your authority.
• How to be a good steward of your own gifts and talents as you execute your vision.

Join us this month on Ultimate Leadership and take your leadership to a whole new level!

Dr. John Townsend, a clinical psychologist, is co-founder and co-director of Cloud-Townsend, Inc. He is the best-selling author of Hiding from Love, and coauthor of Boundaries, Boundaries with Kids, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries in Dating, 12 “Christian” Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy, Safe People, The Mom Factor, Raising Great Kids, and How People Grow. He is a specialist on such topics as adult psychotherapy, biblical models of personality functioning and character growth, and spiritual issues of psychopathology.