I’m reading a new book … A Sense of Urgency by John Kotter. So far so good, but the jury is still out. My attention is easily lost when most books lately are the same old information “re-hashed” by a different author. Anyway, I was struck by the second chapter … Complacency and False [...]
Continue reading...March 12, 2008
While attending a Maximum Impact event at our church back in May, I picked up a copy of John Maxwell's new book Talent is Never Enough. It's been a while since I read a "business book" and I must say that I was not disappointed. I've been a little bit turned off by many of [...]
Continue reading...December 29, 2007
I recently re-read a booklet entitled, Culture Shift by Dr. Price Pritchett. One chapter was right to the point, in my view, concerning a common cultural characteristic in all organizations, but is especially prevalent in those where rapid change is the norm … like a growing church. The chapter is entitled, Taking Personal Responsibility for [...]
Continue reading...August 11, 2007
I have been working with our teaching and creative arts teams to formalize and document our process for designing and producing weekend services. What a challenge! Getting something this big and complicated on paper in a way that actually helps, has proven to be a daunting task! As part of my investigation and learning process, [...]
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June 19, 2009
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