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...]
“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...]
Adopt The New Philosophy
The Second Of W. Edwards Deming's 14 Points
Today I'm continuing my series of posts on W. Edwards Deming's "14 Points." Deming's 2nd Point: Adopt The New Philosophy What is the "new philosophy" and how does it translate to leadership in the church? Here's a quote from Out Of The Crisis ... We are in a new economic age. Western management must awaken to the challenge, must learn their responsibilities, and take on leadership for change. Basically, way … [Read more...]