How do leaders turn a conversation into a strategic learning opportunity? For a room full of leaders this week in downtown Chicago, that was the lesson on full display during the annual Global Leadership Summit (GLS) debrief. From across the United States, many of the host pastors from the approximately 300 GLS sites gathered to…
3 Reasons NOT to Accept that New Leadership Role
Updated from August 29, 2013 post Before you jump at that new leadership position you’ve been offered, consider three reasons you should consider staying right where you are. I once interviewed a leader in his mid-30’s for a position in the large church where I served as executive pastor. He was bright. He was professional. He was…
4 Signs You Should Drop Your BHAG
Updated from August 26, 2013 post Everyone loves a Big Hairy Audacious Goal, but sometimes you should drop it and play Small Ball. When Jim Collins introduced leaders to the idea of the “Big hairy audacious goal” (BHAG) in his 1994 classic, Built to Last, he changed the vocabulary of leaders everywhere. Almost overnight leaders became…
What to do When the Things That Drove You Crazy No Longer Drive You Crazy
Updated from July 29, 2013 post What have you come to accept as “normal” that used to drive you crazy? Take a moment and think about this. Think back to a stalled project that at one time drove you bonkers. But now you’ve just gotten used to its sluggish performance. Think back to that section…
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Top 30 Leadership Quotes from the 2014 Summit
From BILL HYBELS “Great leadership is, by definition, relentlessly developmental.” “Resourcefulness is the most important weapon in a leader’s arsenal.” “The grander the vision, the greater the price-tag.“ From CARLY FIORINA “Managers produce results within the existing order of things. Leaders change the order of things.” From JEFFREY IMMELT “Throughout my career there’s never been…
