
Why No One’s Listening to Your Church (4 Steps to Fix It)
You’re leading. You’re preaching. You’re promoting. But still… it feels like no one’s really listening. That’s not just frustrating; it’s
I’m reading Good to Great again with some of my friends. We heard Jim Collins speak at a conference about his new book but decided (since we want to lead GREAT businesses/ministries) to go back and re-read his classic.
This month, we’re reading the first 2 chapters. The first? A summary of his process written to excite us.
The 2nd chapter? The meat starts.
The book uses imperial data to prove why some “good” companies become great. It took years of research and it’s still very relevant.
Leadership is tackled first. What he calls Level 5 leadership. The crazy blend of humility and willingness to move forward. Do you have that? As he explains the other 4 levels that leads to this mega-leader; I’m struck by something he doesn’t deal with specifically in the book.
The ability to work with others.
Often I fail at that. I struggle between the “doing it myself” complex and “motivating others” satisfaction. This drives me crazy. What am I going to do? Here’s 3 resolves:
OK. I confess. I haven’t read the whole 2nd chapter yet. I had to stop and write this blog. I want to be a Level 5 leader. But I need to work on some of the lower levels first.
You’re leading. You’re preaching. You’re promoting. But still… it feels like no one’s really listening. That’s not just frustrating; it’s
Julie Andrews sang it well in The Sound of Music: “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place
Excuse me, but who are you? Few questions strike deeper than this one: “Who are you?” It can feel affirming
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