BILL HYBELS at Stafford. Leadership Q & A

My notes from the morning session with this amazing leadership hero! Where are you? Dangerously Over-challenged Appropriately challenged Under Challenged You’re BEST, just North of appropriately challenged. Just beginning to be over-challenged. People who are sharp, leadership oriented – you’ll LOSE unless you over-challenge them. You have some people who are RETAIN & DEVELOP at ANY COST people. Distinguished from good staff & great staff. These are people who it would rip the heart of the organisation if they went. They are rewarded differently and TOLD them who they are. ‘You have character, competence, fit our culture. We want you to be here serving till the Lord returns.” Identify these people! Exercise: Here are all the people in your dept. If there was a 50% reduction – who would you lose? If someone HAD to go – who’s your end of the line person. Why is this person always at the end of your line? When/Why someone has to go… It probably didn’t start as a dismissal issue. It starts with a problem. What do you call ‘the problem with […]