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Can you live out these things?
(1) Laziness
(2) Ignorance
(3) Stage Fright
(4) Identity Theft
(5) Cheating
(6) Day-Dreaming
(7) Inefficiency
(8) Think Unrealistically
(9) Procrastination
(10) Forgetfulness
If so, you may be on your way to becoming a very effective, healthy, and balanced pastor. Yes, these 10 skills may not be on Bill Hybels list of must do behaviors, but check [...]
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.”
-Ralph Lauren
You have defined what your meeting is to be about…you have communicated about your meeting…your ducks are in a row…now it is time for your meeting.
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Having done your work ahead of time has been the hardest part, but there are still some things you can do to manage the meeting and [...]
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a Leader”
- John Quincy Adams
Because you have already determined what this meeting is to accomplish, this step in Meeting Mastery is considerably easier. The next step is preparation.
Just like you would not dream of going up to preach unprepared, (Well…occasionally I dream of preaching unprepared. It is that recurring dream when you are moving in slow motion [...]
I just finished reading Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. I have to say I was quite impressed.
Many of the leadership books I read seem to be fluff…this one was solid food. I read it for a class I was taking and found my thoughts stirred by the pages [...]
You have now followed step one, defining the purpose of the meeting. With that firmly in your mind, you can go about inviting the right people to this meeting.
This may include a board with oversight, stakeholders in a decision, interested parties but people not officially involved, people with expertise in an area to [...]
The first step towards meeting mastery is to defind why it is you are meeting. For what purpose are you getting people together?
It is an informational meeting? A brainstorming meeting? Is it a standing meeting that you have every week or ever few weeks? It it an emergency meeting to deal [...]
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Carl W. Buechner
“Real leaders, I have found, exhibit an enthusiasm for selecting people who are better than they are.”
- Ram Charan
