Comments on Cafecito: Getting-It-Done Leadership

All the comments made me think. What a great bless...

2009-07-10T10:23:08.158-04:00

All the comments made me think. What a great blessing!

from an ad biz perspective, metrics is one of the ...

2009-07-07T14:00:32.849-04:00

from an ad biz perspective, metrics is one of the important indicators of success so i tend to look at that (occupational hazard). i think there has to be a balance between teaching those we lead how to formulate strategic plans and using metrics as one way to measure the success of those plans.

"Was Jesus Laissez-Faire?" very thought provoking question. Love this FRC

"The great tragedy is that only a fraction of past...

2009-07-02T23:06:06.284-04:00

"The great tragedy is that only a fraction of pastors worldwide are actually exercising their spiritual gift of leadership."
This jumped at me immediately, maybe because I've seen this happen and still hope that it is not to late for pastors to get back on track and exercise the spiritual gift of leadership... And I ask myself.. i know this is directed to pastors.. but what

Love this idea...GREAT way to learn...together! I...

2009-07-01T20:33:43.506-04:00

Love this idea...GREAT way to learn...together! I loved this chapter, maybe because I AM the "metrics" type so a little confirmation was nice ;) It's true that vision is SO important, but the strategies to achieve it are equally as important. I mean, if I have a picture of Hawaii on my wall and continutously tell everyone I want to go there and dream about it, it won't get me

Hey guys, love all the feedback! Hybels is very ...

2009-06-30T23:19:13.756-04:00

Hey guys, love all the feedback!

Hybels is very transparent in all this - and he makes it clear that he took that very strong (and wrenching) stand only after months and months of working with his leaders to help them understand and support the vision.

Great review Barby. Its so cool to see the story b...

2009-06-30T22:10:30.531-04:00

Great review Barby.
Its so cool to see the story behind Willow. For a lot of us, Willow is one of the big pioneers in the church world. So to see what they had to go through, the things they had to wrestle with and the attitude that Hybels took with those that weren't aligned with the vision. "It's one-hundred-percent time. If you can't give it, or won't give it, it'

The Part that spoke to me the most was "Was Jesus ...

2009-06-30T15:53:53.241-04:00

The Part that spoke to me the most was "Was Jesus Laissez-Faire? (In other words, did he just sit back and not interfere?)Jesus was passionate about building His Father's Kingdom and we need to follow His lead.

P. Troy has such passion for the vision God gave Flamingo and that pours out to us. As he says we need to be intentional about our ethos, about the XL7 skills...and we

I agree with iStacie: "The great tragedy is that o...

2009-06-30T14:04:31.326-04:00

I agree with iStacie: "The great tragedy is that only a fraction of pastors worldwide are actually exercising their spiritual gift of leadership." So glad to be working & doing life with a great leader.

It's awesome to remember that as we run after the vision for His kingdom, He promised to walk alongside each leader, empowering them.

Great review! I really enjoyed this chapter... Th...

2009-06-30T11:29:02.681-04:00

Great review! I really enjoyed this chapter...
Thoughts:
-Love the part about "BHAGs: big, hairy, audacious goals, that humans could not accomplish without God's supernatural activity." Time and time again we see how God uses His church to accomplish His mission in ways we could never imagine.

-I also enjoyed Hybles answer: "when he was challenged as to

Great review, questions and comments - love the co...

2009-06-30T10:13:55.870-04:00

Great review, questions and comments - love the conversation and input - keep it coming!!
Mark

The line that really spoke to me was "The great tr...

2009-06-30T10:13:54.482-04:00

The line that really spoke to me was "The great tragedy is that only a fraction of pastors worldwide are actually exercising their spiritual gift of leadership." Am I being faithful and exercising the gifts God's given me? At the end of my life I would hate to see that I didn't cap out on the "potentialometer".

Totally agree with what Heredes said:
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loving reading ya'll thoughts! Chris V.

2009-06-30T09:37:27.697-04:00

loving reading ya'll thoughts!

Chris V.

Great review, Barby! It's the discussion on alignm...

2009-06-30T09:14:38.535-04:00

Great review, Barby!
It's the discussion on alignment that spoke the most to me, because we're living in it the middle of it in our college ministry.

1) There was a time when this question dominated our planning meetings; we knew what we wanted for our students (get them dialed into the vision of Flamingo), but weren't effective at getting them there. Pastor Troy says

Barby-Great question #1 As a leader I get it and h...

2009-06-30T08:58:15.021-04:00

Barby-Great question #1
As a leader I get it and hit the ground running but often see those I'm leading wondering where I am going and why. It is essential to take the vision, formulate strategic tangible goals and find the strengths of those we are leading and plug them in to appropriate roles so THEY can run after the vision and lead others.

i'm not a "metrics" kinda a gal. Actually, I don't...

2009-06-30T08:57:00.202-04:00

i'm not a "metrics" kinda a gal. Actually, I don't even know what that word means. I'm def on the extreme, unbalanced side of having big vision, lofty ideas, and loose creativity. Thankfully, God's put me around strategic people who have kept me from jumping off some crazy vision cliff. :)
Good word, Barbara

Good word Barby! "BHAGs: big, hairy, audacious goa...

2009-06-30T08:34:38.851-04:00

Good word Barby!
"BHAGs: big, hairy, audacious goals"
BHAG'c connected to the vision that God gives carries the vision to potential. We see that at FRC with 50,100,150. The 50,100,150 is so visible and verbal that the whole team is able to "Share Responsibility for the Whole".

Great review Barby ... Thoughts - "Without my b...

2009-06-30T08:02:26.869-04:00

Great review Barby ...

Thoughts -

"Without my being consciously aware of it, Willow had evolved from a close-knit, single-identity, biblically functioning community into a decentralized, multi-identity, loosely connected federation of sub-ministries."

This is why I find it important to keep the SAME vision in front of your staff and teams... Vision

I found the obviously painful process Willow went ...

2009-06-30T02:29:29.079-04:00

I found the obviously painful process Willow went through, to turn vision into action, enlightening. Bill's challenge at the end - to become get-it-done leaders - also really spoke to me.

Other thoughts:
1)Do you ever find yourself pushing the "vision" as a leader, yet not teaching those you lead how to formulate strategic plans to achieve the vision?

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