Same Direction

People seldom head in the same direction. Great leaders build a sense of ownership and inclusiveness, which is how they connect with an become accepted by the team. It is first we, then me. So how do we do that? Clear Vision, Great discipline and a positive determination. So real leadership is about working with your team to achieve goals. a great deal of he time those goals are beyond your reach and not that easy to reach. So it requires hard work and dedication. It takes strategy and intentionality. So a great leader never quits and keeps an active mind. So let me suggest how that can happen, you have to be open enough to question everything. Most ministries and most companies question nothing. Be different.

Communicate

Only one thing stands between you and success. Connecting with people. I just watched at my 40th reunion that people do not understand the value of people. Jim Collins says, "Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is the one thing above all others, the ability to get and keep enough of the right people." You do that by connecting with others. Think of them first, my wife always asks me, tell me about them. I must find common ground, I must keep it really simple, I must be interesting, I must be encouraging, inspiring, I must be authentic. But the best part is I can learn how to do all of these things. How about you?

High School Reunions and Depression

Okay I just went to my High School reunion. What was I thinking. It was so depressing I cannot even begin to explain. People, including me have not used their time well. It seems to me we have twenty years at best to turn that around and I intend to. What would you do if you knew you had twenty years to make a difference?