Leadership Questions 4.14.15

4.14.14

Collin Sewell

What are good questions to ask when considering a #2 position in an organization?

·      Look for ANY successful #2, whether in the church or business world

·      There are 3 veins in which one needs to ask questions:

o   #1 Character:

§  What is the DNA of the most success #2?

§  What are their habits?

§  What are their disciplines?

o   #2 Competency

§  What are the key points to succeed?

§  What do you measure?  How do you measure?

§  What metrics do you use in your organization?

§  How do you handle and measure those you lead?

o   #3 Chemistry

§  How do you manage relationships?

§  How do you deal with bad news?

§  What if they don’t want to hear bad news?

§  Trust vs. Trustworthiness, filling the gap.

What preparation should I be doing to prepare for a #2 position?

·      The science side of your job is expected.  You don’t get to this level without it.  What is key to work on, is the ART side.  Here are some books related to this:

v Winning With People – Maxwell

v 17 Laws of Teamwork

v 5 Levels of Leadership

v 21 Laws of Leadership

What are the traits that you have seen derail leaders?

#1 – PERSONAL SIN!

(Pride, fear, insecurity are the most common)

Leadership Lunch 7.14.14

Just a summary of a brief conversation about leading organizations.  Some are tips and one liners that are very relevant to leaders.  This was a conversation with Collin Sewell, a mentor of mine that you can find more about in prior posts...


1) How can I impact our organizational culture?

1. Don't keep people on the team to long.  When they are ready to be release or terminated, it needs to be done then.  Keeping them to long is not a help to them or the organization.  This is a key strategic decision that will help impact organizational culture.
2. Constant Reinforcement of the culture you purport.  Be sure to be doing lessons and studies that help facilitate the culture.  Remember:  Whats REWARDED gets REPEATED.  Collin uses 'Sewell Connect' to facilitate positive encouragement among the entire team.

2) Leadership voids exist in organizations for many different reasons.  How can a person step up as a leader when perhaps they don't have 'authority'?

--Remember its not about whether or not people like you, its about if they respect you.  That goes much further.

--Be sure to care about people.  Most people defend what they work on, so approach them in a very NON attacking why, humbling seeking a solution rather than seeking to defeat.

--Don't focus only on the problem but the relationship.  The most volatile person in a relationship always has control of the relationship.  REMEMBER:  Every conversation will affect not only the outcome of the issue, but the relationship as well.

-- In those relationship hurts, be sure to use the words 'I'm Sorry' instead of a variation when an apology is needed.

3) Some final truths:

• Your in decline as a leader if you only see positive behind you.
• When a mistake is made: 1) Say I'm sorry 2) Make it right 3) Learn and Grow
• Intelligence intimidates people
• Be approachable, and don't give a people a reason not to.  

Leadership Lecture from Marc Rylander

Marc Rylander
Leadership Consultant
http://alignlead.com

1) Great Leadership begins with ME!

o   You can’t take care of others unless you take care of you.

o   You’re the only you

o   Nothing great will happen with our team until something great happens in me

o   Great Leadership happens when you get up in the morning

2) Leadership Begins with you, but isn’t exclusivity about you

o   Know your Team

o   Need your Team

o   Trust your Team

3) Great Leadership Requires Passion

o   Passionless people try to perform

o   Lost people are not attracted to passionless people

o   Lose your passion for lost, lose your passion for church

o   Growth today does not promise growth tomorrow

o   Steps in the Life of a Church – Mission, Movement, Management, Monument

G. W. Truett – “Hats off to the past, coats off the future”

o   Determine each day your going to do something great

o   Align yourself with passionate people

o   Clear the clutter

4) Great Leadership Demands knowledge and Respect

o   Study local churches

5) Great Leadership crushes Lethargy

o   Do things that are unexpected

o   Go the extra mile for your people

o   Listen more than you talk

o   Communicate often

o   Enjoy what you have in common

o   Church members are people too

6) Great Leadership Expects Results

o   Has no programs because ‘we’ve always done them’

Catalyst 2014: Bryan Loritts

Bryan Loritts

Author - A Cross Shaped Gospel

We worship the creation over the creator

Uniqueness of greed is the sublet nature, we don't often realize it until we are miles beyond the line of sin.

Matthew 25:31-46

It is the righteous person who is willing to be disadvantaged for the advantage of others.

Jesus Christ does not come in to rearrange the furniture of our lives, but to wreck it!

If you can't make a difference as a barista don't go to seminary. If you can't make a difference across the street from the church, don't go on a short term mission trip!

Your vocation can be a viable item for building the kingdom.

If I have been vertically reconciled to God I must be horizontally reconciled to my brother, and I must do something about it!

We want just enough Jesus to make us acceptable but not enough Jesus to make us fanatical.

Matthew 25 has nothing to do with the root of salvation but the fruit of salvation

Catalyst 2014: Charles Lee

Charles Lee   

Book:  Good Idea, Now What

Brand Strategist: connecting creativity to executive strategy

Common traits of innovators

-     Vision

-     not about hiring the right person but creating the right culture

-     Creates value for customer

-     Culture creation is a long term investment

-     People don't stick around for growth, but the culture of innovation

-     Think big. Start small. Keep moving.

-     Aim for perfection, and once you get there keep improving.

Over 90% of innovative products fail. Many because they give up to early.

If you can remain faithful, you can't fail.

Easier to talk about things then doing it, in fact when we talk about things it gives us a sense of accomplishment...innovators get things done when they write things down.