In my last post, I shared lesson #1, FANATIC DISCIPLINE, from Jim Collins and Morten Hanson's book, Great By Choice. It's the first of three core behaviors that mark the 10x companies shared in Collins and Hanson's latest research. The second behavior that allowed 10x...
Three years ago Christ Church made a strategic decision to adopt a public school in Fort Worth, Texas. Since that time, we've adopted one high school and one elementary school. When we made this decision, we had no idea the impact God would allow us to have. Today I...
Several variables impact the successful recruitment of small group leaders. The more of these variables that exist, the higher your success rate. When only one or two variables are at work, the process is naturally more difficult. Here are four recruitment...
Jim Collins and Morten Hansen's latest book, Great By Choice, is the result of a nine-year research project aimed at answering one question: "Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not?" Our world is unstable, uncertain, and filled with...
Christmas time is always a great time to buy a book for a friend or catch up on a book during your own vacation. If you're looking for something good to read (or to buy), here are a few suggestions from my reading list this year: Great By Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos,...
Ken Blanchard once said, "Leaders who are servants first will assume leadership only if they see it as the best way they can serve." Servant leadership is not a flimsy, spineless, half-hearted leadership style that doesn't deliver results. In fact, servant leadership...
As 2011 comes to a close, I thought I would highlight my top 11 posts, with the most traffic, written in 2011. 1. Four Domains of Leadership Strength 2. The Law of the Boomerang Effect 3. Four Strategic Thinking Strategies to Shape Your Church's Future 4. Stop...
Larry Osborne, author and Pastor of North Coast Church, describes “The Power of Subliminal Marketing” with the analogy of the “push” and “pull” approach. Most churches strictly “push” small groups—marketing them to the church and trying to convince people why they...
Microsoft is envisioning technology that will help people become more productive at work, home, and on the go. Check out this amazing video Microsoft released last week. It's their vision of future productivity.