It's all about scalability. How can an organization leverage its leadership? Its knowledge? There are only so many leadership people to go around, and good leaders are extremely difficult to find. So ... building a world-class organization depends on the leader's ability to develop good systems, processes, and methods and to make them known (easy to access, learn about, use, and change as needed) to the entire … [Read more...]
The Responsibilities Of Leadership
Our Staffs Will "Work Around" Our Action Or Our Inaction As Leaders
I remember working with a group of employees on the manufacturing floor (many years ago) to improve efficiency through a better layout and organization of the workspace. I made a very interesting observation that illustrates the significance of our responsibility to our staff and organizations as leaders. I spent a week "observing" a small group of production employees doing assembly and testing of one of our … [Read more...]
Developing A “Plan And Execute” Culture
One Of The Most Important Responsibilities Of The Senior Church Leader
A very critical part of any organizational culture is instilling the norm that we "plan and execute." It's not "ready, fire, aim." It's "aim, ready, fire!" But why is planning so important to the success of the organization? To answer this question, I'll borrow a quote from a previous post I wrote on strategic planning. Why plan? Why is planning or “choosing a direction” so important? Especially in the church, … [Read more...]
The Importance Of The “Dashboard”
How Important Is It To Provide Leadership With Good Information On Which To Base Decisions?
When you think of the word "dashboard," what comes to mind? Your car? If you're a pilot, your instrument panel? I remember a class I took in college entitled "Management Information Systems (MIS)." It was all about the responsibility of the now called "Information Technology (IT)" function in any organization's responsibility to provide "management" with data needed for decision making. I see the term "dashboard" … [Read more...]
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