"The outcome of management by results is more trouble, not less. What is wrong? Certainly, we want good results, but management by results is not the way to get good results. It is action on outcome, as if the outcome came from a special cause. It is important to work on the causes of results - i.e., on the system." -W.Edwards Deming, The New Economics … [Read more...]
The Best Of The Blogosphere For The Week Of May 5th
This Week's Top Posts From Around The Web
How to Focus Your Time and Energy for Maximum Results - David Dye A Letter to the Tired Children’s Ministry Leader - Matt Morgan 4 Principles to Get and Give Better Feedback - Kari Vaters Warning! Stay Out of the Waters of ‘Watch Me Swim’ Leadership - Scott Cochrane 12 Secrets Most Leaders Won't Tell You - Carey Nieuwhof And, this week's funny video... … [Read more...]
Finding Staff
The "6 Steps" To Successfully Finding Church Staff Members
Since the beginning here at Christ's Church of the Valley, “staffing” has been one of the biggest challenges in fueling growth. There is a continuous, ever-increasing need for people to lead stuff! From very early in the life of our church, we've focused on identifying and “raising up” leaders. And, in a church focused on reaching the lost, you often are developing leaders and leading them to Christ all at the … [Read more...]
Difficult Decisions
Three Things To Remember When Making And Implementing Difficult Decisions
I've been doing this leadership thing for as long as I can remember. One of the things I've discovered is how making and implementing difficult decisions is one of the hardest and most painful things we do. Whether it's church discipline, trying to help people experiencing financial hardship, or identifying and addressing unacceptable behavior; making and implementing difficult decisions is, well "difficult" and … [Read more...]
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