Some current leadership thoughts
Was on a conference call last night with a number of leaders part of Backstage Leadership. A few leadership thoughts from the call:
- The Global Church is vibrant, colorful and alive. As a leader, you need to see it up close outside of the US to gain a proper perspective.
- When it comes to leaders I admire, the most common trait among them is courage. And a close runner-up is humility.
- Seasons of calling are just as important as life-long callings. And maybe more. Not everyone will necessarily have a true and specific life calling. You might have seasons of calling. That is okay.
- As a leader, you have to scale your vision appropriately. And especially those of us who are idea creators. We think every idea we have has a global reach. Not true.
- Choose one or two ideas and execute on them fearlessly. If you try to execute on all of your ideas, you’ll probably not accomplish much. We each have to be focused on the execution of ideas, not just the creation of ideas.
- Every great organization has a few areas where they are incredibly picky and their standards are so high it becomes annoying. This is a good thing. Know the areas you are so passionate about that you are willing to be obnoxious and annoying on.
- Being remarkable and doing things with excellence is about being intentional. Being remarkable isn’t about being big. Or about things that are expensive. It’s about a mindset and a standard. It’s not about lots of money and a huge staff. In fact, many times as you grow, you lose the intensity required to be remarkable.
Thanks Brad! A great summary. Thanks for sharing so much insight and wisdom.
Not every idea is global… Great reminder. Thanks Brad!
Thanks again for your willingness to be a part of Backstage Leadership and investing in others! I enjoyed the discussion and look forward to how God uses you to keep Catalyst in the forefront of developing and engaging leaders.
I like the idea that leaders must be courageous followed by humble. That’s such a difficult combo to find. When leader’s courageous, he often gets cocky… or even if he’s not, he can seem that way. On the other hand, if leader’s humble, he often lacks initiative and resolve to step out in front and say, “This is what’s right – this is what we’re going to do.”
This balance is what sets mediocre leaders apart from remarkable leaders. Still, sometimes the scariest thing to do is be humble, and the humblest thing to do is put yourself on the line.
-Marshall Jones Jr.