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 many 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 Fixing Things. CCV's culture is certainly one of rapid growth and … [Read more...]
“Quadrant 1” Time
Spending Time In Stephen Covey's "Quadrant 1" Is Not Always A Bad Thing
Have you read Steven Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Do you remember the "4 Quadrants?" You know: Quadrant 1 - Urgent And Important Quadrant 2 - Not Urgent and Important Quadrant 3 - Urgent and Not Important Quadrant 4 - Not Urgent and Not Important The idea is that as leaders we should prioritize our time such that we spend more and more of it (in fact most of it) in Quadrant 2. … [Read more...]
Are You A Hector Or A Corey?
Excellent Leadership Insight From Another Great Leadership Book
From Good Boss, Bad Boss, are you a "Hector" or a "Corey?" Hector ... Hector spent hardly any time talking to his people and showed little interest in their work or careers. Hector ignored his team for long stretches and then—at seemingly random intervals—rushed in and demanded that everyone work on some urgent project. To paraphrase one SPaM member, “Every now and then, he would ride in on his white horse, … [Read more...]
Constancy Of Purpose
The First Of W. Edwards Deming's 14 Points
Japan’s phenomenal economic success ushered in a new economic age. Probably no single person is more important in the postwar economic resurgence than W. Edwards Deming, the great statistician who consulted with countless businesses, both Japanese and American, about quality improvement. His book, Out Of The Crisis, was an analysis of why western industry was in such deep trouble and what leadership had to do to … [Read more...]
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