Jim Collins and Morten Hansen have written a book titled, Great By Choice in which they explore three behaviors that allow companies and organizations to thrive in chaotic and uncertain environments. I wrote about the first behavior, FANATIC DISCIPLINE, and the second...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...