Note: Purpose of this podcast is to save you time, we will do that and not go any longer than the content needs.- We all hate long, unproductive, meetings.- The two words: I agree!- Meetings are long because…People feel the need to weigh i
The Limitation: We think Input vs Desired OutcomeSeries coming up of “And Here’s Why…” The importance of outcome-based thinking.Where we FailStart: I want to accomplish this. (Goal or Desired Outcome)Next: In order to do that, I need to do
Intro:– Jeff Bezos idea on decisions: Two Way Doors and One Way Doors.– ImplicationsHow This Changes:– Pace:– One-Way: Slow– Two-Way: Relatively Quickly. Don’t need high confidence level, just some intuition.– People:– Two-Way: Few– O
The magic you’re looking for is in the work you’re avoiding.RealityThe thing I want to do; got me here. The thing I don’t want to do; will get me there.Questions:What do you do first? What do you put off last? Flip Them!Who are you drawn
What Humility IsA fake lack of confidenceUnawareness of your giftingsHumility is the absence of pre-occupation with yourself.Humility is not thinking less of yourself, humility is thinking of yourself less. CS LewisOne Reason Humility Is
People buy into a leader before they buy into a vision or culture.- They Need to Like You- Tim Sanders book on LikeabilityPeople who came out after biographies of Steve Jobs to counter them.- They Need to Trust You- Character & Competency
Helping people think strategically.Want this to be a tool for you or for you to help others.Questions To Ask To Help You Think StrategicallyWhat problems am I repeatedly solving?Strategy is a response to a problem.(Not New): Why am I repe
Intro– Find somewhere you can find a mentor; also hear that experience is the best teacher.– Large organization where you can learn systems: Small organization where you can do a lot of stuff.– Find a great workplace culture; or you can lear
“How to make the best case possible that unites rather than divides.”The things I’m looking at when I’m constructing a thought line.Principles1. Immersion predates writing.- I don’t need to know everything they think, I need to know what t
IntroPolitics Series (Non-Political Political Series)Resources available at elephantsanddonkeys.churchStep #1: DiscernDecision: Not addressing this would be more of a distraction than addressing it.Goal is not attention, goal is mission.
Intro– Final Episode: You have to know when to abdicate the focus of leadership and only be a shepherd.– Don’t fully know how to explain this, so may leave people confused, but I’ll do my best.Examples– My family is more in need of my sheph
Shepherds will help people continue to grow regardless of where they are. Leaders will hold people to a standard, develop them up or move them on.Are they improving vs will they meet the standard?Shepherds will apply their time based upon yo
ContextI need to get better at saying no, don’t want to get too good at saying no.I want to be strategic about saying yes.Big IdeaGood leadership & great leadership is time well spent.My Goal: In every moment to say yes to the best thing.
Intro:If you’re taking a break because you’re bored, you’re not going hard enough. Take a break because you can’t keep going.Episode 212: Intense Words & My own implementation of that.Found: How often we operate with a total lack of intensit
Feedback on Skills should flow from the expert to the learner.Feedback on Leadership should flow from the team member to the leader.The First One is Obvious, The Second One No One Does.