I'm going to date myself. Way back in '01 I attended a conference called, "Catalyst." If you've never been, you need to put it on your life list because it is an amazing experience. One of my takeaways was the 5 Practices of a Leader session lead by Andy Stanley. Andy dissected a book by, James M. Kouzes entitled, The Leadership Challenge: How to get extraordinary thing done in organizations. The five practices are...
- Challenge the process
- Inspire a shared vision
- Enable others to act
- Model the way
- Encourage the heart
Watching the following video on Tim Stevens blog really fired me up about challenging processes. I was reminded that the crazy ones challenge the process. They recognize that you're either growing or dying. They ask, "why" about everything. Those crazy ones hate the status quo. They embrace change as necessary. They take people where they have never gone before. Those crazy ones need to be reminded it's not pride but the way God wired leaders. When was the last time someone called you crazy?
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