Tag: leadership

Jim Collins – GREAT BY CHOICE. Catalyst 2011

Anyone who’s a student of Leadership will be familiar with Collins. In this talk he gave us a synopsis of his new book – GREAT BY CHOICE. Buying it was a no brainer. Good is the enemy of Great. Systematically, what separates the two? He takes an empirical approach to that. Compare those that became great, with those that didn’t – in the same field and circumstance. Greatness is not about circumstance but discipline and choice. Rate the world you’re in, 1 to 10. 1= Nothing can hurt you, it’s moving slow. Stable. 10 – There are consequences to messing up, things can hurt you, turbulent. Question – why do some organisations and leaders THRIVE in the face of change and still perform very well? You get Great by Choice. The answer is not what happens to you, but the choices and actions that separate some from others. What have they found? LIFE IS PEOPLE. It all begins with people. As he said in Good to Great – you need to ask Who should be on the bus, then get […]

DON’T LOSE HEART. Michael Hyatt at Catalyst 2011

Michael Hyatt Don’t Lose Heart.  The people who don’t stay the course, are those who lose heart. Most Christians – 80%? lose heart and become ineffective by the age of 55. You can get your heart back – and lead from the heart. You will maximise your influence as a leader when you embrace 5 truths about the heart. Your heart is the essence of your identity. The Bible uses the word heart over a 1000 times. Matt 5:8, 6:23, 15:18, 22:37 – love God with your heart. Your heart is YOU. Who YOU are. The inner sanctuary where you connect with God and others from. The world ‘s focus is external image, but the Lord looks at the heart. Why? Because it matters most. The big question is not how’s your family/ career – but ‘How’s your heart?’ Your heart is your most important and valuable leadership tool Prov 4:23 – above ALL else! (It’s not your knowledge, your skills that counts) – your heart is the WELLSPRING of your life. If you stop up springs, the streams stop […]