Posts Tagged ‘Notes’

The Prodigal Son
with Tim Keller
My Thoughts
I’ll admit. I was engrossed in what Tim was teaching. I was convicted, inspired, and motivated to pursue the Father and be an older brother who is willing to go after the younger brother despite losing my inheritance.
I’ll again post some links to other blogs that have more in depth [...]

Manage Differently Now
with Gary Hamel
This session blew me away. Hamel is a thought provoking communicator that delivers nuggets of gold at a machine gun pace. They were coming too fast to capture. While writing one down you would miss what he was saying. This session alone would be worth the purchase of the Leadership Summit [...]

Hiring, Firing, and Board Meltdowns
Session 2 Panel With Bill Hybels, Patric Lencioni, Carly Fiorina, Henry Cloud, and David Ireland
Hiring

Use a process
Take time to find out as much as you can about the person
Determine if the person fits the culture of the organization
We idealize people when we are desperate to fill a spot
First impressions are frequently [...]

Here are some highlights from the 1st Session of the Leadership Summit with Bill Hybels:
Leading in a New Way
Rogue Waves

Rogue Waves provide opportunities for success
Rogue Waves draw something out of us that calm sees never will
Leaders, lead strong through crisis.
In a crisis, “Cash is King.” (people are hungry to hear about money management)

Money in a [...]

I just finished reading “Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands” by Nancy Ortenberg. I must say I had high expectations for the book considering her leadership experience with Axis and her husbands success as an author, Pastor and teacher, and she exceeded those expectations.
She gives a practical, non-linear appraoch to leadrship which I appreciate [...]