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Free Ebook – Read This Before Our Next Meeting
As one who has witnessed, first-hand, the broken “meetings system” (and contributed to it as well), I am really looking forward to reading this book: Read This Before Out Next Meeting, by Al Pittampalli.
And the best part? The Kindle edition is free until August 10! Get it HERE.
via Michael Hyatt.
The Execution of Ideas
It has never been especially difficult for me to develop new ideas. Having an idea is easy. Execution – now that’s the hard part.
As as young professional, I was blessed to have a boss who challenged me not to settle for being a mere “ideas guy.” Having a good idea wasn’t good enough. He challenged me to implement my ideas, to execute. It’s one thing to have an idea. It’s quite another to have an idea, implement the idea, see it through to completion, and witness first-hand its impact.
In this video, recently posted on the99percent.com, several attendees of the 2011 99% Conference discuss this process of putting their ideas own into action. I found it to be helpful to hear others’ insights into the execution of ideas. I hope it is helpful to you, too.
How often do you successfully execute your ideas? What advice would you give one who desires to implement his or her ideas more often and more effectively?
Leaders Who Last in Lincoln
One of the great blessings that has come from these past eight months in the Resurgence Training Center (Re:Train) Missional Leadership Program has been the opportunity to spend time with my cohort leader, Pastor Dave Kraft. Dave is, without a doubt, one of the wisest men I have ever met. He has decades of leadership and ministry experience under his belt, has a heart for investing in and developing young leaders, and continues to humbly learn and grow in Christlikeness himself, even to this day.
Dave recently began traveling around the country, speaking at seminars that bear the name of his book, Leaders Who Last. His travels will soon bring him to Lincoln, NE as 2 Pillars Church will be sponsoring a Leaders Who Last Seminar. Here is a brief description from the 2PC blog:
Dave Kraft, Pastor at Mars Hill Church, Director of Leadership Development and Coaching at The Resurgence, and author of #1 Christian Leadership book Leaders Who Last, is traveling around the country with the goal of helping develop leaders. 2 Pillars Church is proud to announce that he will be making a stop in Lincoln, NE on April 30.
Join us as Pastor Dave leads a one-day seminar based upon his book. The seminar will include large group presentations, Q&A, small group discussions and application.
The event is for any ministry or church leader – from volunteers to pastors. If you are a leader or a leader of leaders then consider joining us on April 30th.
For further details and event registration information, read the entire post HERE.
If you are a ministry leader and live within a driving distance of Lincoln, then I encourage you to consider spending April 30 with Dave Kraft and other area leaders. It will surely be a value investment of your time.
Are you planning to attend the Leaders Who Last Seminar in Lincoln or elsewhere? Have you read the book? Comment below.
Credibility of Consultants vs. Full Time Staff
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Karlyn Morissette posted the summary of an interesting discussion that resulted from a question she recently posed on Twitter: Why are higher education consultants given more credibility than full time staff who say the exact same thing? Nearly 40 people joined the discussion, offering their insights and opinions. Check out Morissette’s summary and observations here.
I’m guessing that the premise of the above question holds true to varying degrees based upon the institution. It seems to boil down to a issue of objectivity, in my opinion. As a full-time staff member, am I able to look at a particular problem or set of challenges with an objective and impartial set of eyes, divorced from the emotion of the situation? Of course, depending upon the circumstances, there can be many factors at play.