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Taking the Cult Out of Culture Part 2 – Explain the Why Behind the What

April 30, 2012 — 2 Comments

As a leader one of the most valuable practices you implement for your emerging leaders is to systematically explain the why behind the what.

We’ve all probably heard the story of the scientific experiment about the monkeys, banana, and water.

Five monkeys are locked in a cage, a banana was hung from the ceiling and a ladder was placed right underneath it.  As predicted, immediately, one of the monkeys would race towards the ladder, to grab the banana. However, as soon as he would start to climb, the researcher would spray the monkey with ice-cold water. But here’s the kicker – he would also spray the other four monkeys. When a second monkey tried to climb the ladder, the researcher would again spray all the monkeys with the cold water. This was repeated again and again until they learned their lesson – climbing equals a spray of cold water for everyone, so no one climbs the ladder.
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Will Your Vision Win?

July 25, 2011 — Leave a comment

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When talking to people about your vision you have to realize that you’re not communicating in a vacuum.  There are all sorts of “visions” out there that people are encountering every week.  So what helps make sure your vision cuts through the clutter?

As a leader here’s a question you should start with to determine the impact potential of your message: What happens if you don’t do your vision? What happens if you don’t build that building, start that organization, or launch that program?  Really, what’s the worst-case scenario?

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LarnedChurch.com Is Live

March 28, 2011 — Leave a comment

I love forward progress, creating and launching. This past Sunday, Larned Assembly of God launched their new website: LarnedChurch.com

Throughout this process we have used Clover Sites. We have been super impressed with their product, service and their web development solution. Clover has designed their development tool so that a church administrative assistant or volunteer team can easily update the website. Furthermore, Clover has built in a mobile website feature, easy to read analytics, a media player, and simple tie ins with podcasting, Google SEO and Google Analytics. For a smaller church this is really an amazing product.

This is just a first step in our work with Larned Assembly. I can’t wait to see what else God is going to do as we continue this journey with them.

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Can’t Be Done / Your DST Cure

March 22, 2011 — Leave a comment

No, impossible, and can’t be done… Those phrases have a way of making leaders cringe.  Leaders are interested in options, solutions, alternatives, plans, strategies, but not in dwelling on why progress is improbable or impossible.  And honestly that trait in leaders can be both healthy and destructive if it’s not managed properly.

I’m personally really intrigued by ideas that can’t be done and or churches that are implementing such ideas that were once shot down.  In fact, I’m so interested that I’ve decided to dedicate a category of my blog to such ideas.  If you know me, you probably know that I feel that one of my spiritual “gifts” is the ability to throw out a crazy, ridiculous, or silly idea that just might lead to a good idea.  Of course you have to know how and when to present such ideas, and have a team and a culture that allows you to do so.

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