Comments on: Crisis leadership, part 2 http://s-hq.com/leadership/crisis-leadership-part-2 An eclectic blend of life, Christianity, technology, and outdoor activities. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anonymous http://s-hq.com/leadership/crisis-leadership-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-8 anonymous Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:15:57 +0000 http://s-hq.com/?p=77#comment-8 Vision and goals guide the train to the station. They are the rails and it takes both to work. Often churches either never lay tracks and wonder why nothing moves or they lay new tracks every two weeks and soon have a mess. The congregation gets frustrated (rightly so) and begin focusing on themselves and less on God. Not good! This leads to unrealistic expectations and confusion allowing sides to be taken over minor issues. When people are focused on God they complain less. I am happier, give more grace and complain less when I’m focused on God. For another time. The power of crisis. What do you think of the book? Vision and goals guide the train to the station. They are the rails and it takes both to work. Often churches either never lay tracks and wonder why nothing moves or they lay new tracks every two weeks and soon have a mess. The congregation gets frustrated (rightly so) and begin focusing on themselves and less on God. Not good! This leads to unrealistic expectations and confusion allowing sides to be taken over minor issues. When people are focused on God they complain less. I am happier, give more grace and complain less when I’m focused on God.

For another time. The power of crisis.

What do you think of the book?

]]> By: anonymous http://s-hq.com/leadership/crisis-leadership-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-7 anonymous Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:14:05 +0000 http://s-hq.com/?p=77#comment-7 What makes a successful mission statement in business verse a church setting? Running a small business myself, I agree completely with the statement that we must have a clear direction. My team and I need to echo the same values or when the ship starts sinking I will be left alone! This has been achieved in our company by including the employees in the goal setting process so that they have partial ownership rather than putting it up on a plaque in the main entry way. I'm not sure that works in a company the size of J&J or even at a church, but the point is that involving people in the process is a great way to ensure your crew won't jump ship when the going gets tough. What makes a successful mission statement in business verse a church setting? Running a small business myself, I agree completely with the statement that we must have a clear direction. My team and I need to echo the same values or when the ship starts sinking I will be left alone!

This has been achieved in our company by including the employees in the goal setting process so that they have partial ownership rather than putting it up on a plaque in the main entry way. I’m not sure that works in a company the size of J&J or even at a church, but the point is that involving people in the process is a great way to ensure your crew won’t jump ship when the going gets tough.

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