As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA. The theme for this year’s conference is Of Good Courage.
Catalyst changed things up a little bit. Andy Stanley normally closes out Catalyst but this year he was the day’s speaker was Andy Stanley. Andy shared more of his thoughts on what great leaders do.
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The following are 42 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from his challenging session:
- “Great leaders always ask great questions. Great leaders are not afraid to surround themselves with people who ask great questions.”
- “You can lead people through the questions you ask if you become strategic with the questions you ask.”
- “Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.”
- “Questions reveal values.”
- “The questions that you ask over and over and over reveal what’s most important to you.”
- “Questions are instructive.”
- “Questions reinforce values. This is the goal.”
- “What questions if asked repeatedly would point people in the direction of what I wanted them to do?”
- “I begin every meeting with this question on purpose because this is what is most important to our organization, “What happened this weekend?”
- “We’re not on a mission to build something big. We’re on a mission to build something significant.”
- “Stories and questions are the two best ways to reinforce organizational values.”
- “Questions reinforce behaviors.”
- “Make it better. What am I doing personally to help us improve organizationally?”
- “What would a great leader do?” – Bill Hybels
- “That is an irritatingly clarifying question.”
- “This is premier question leaders should ask. It provides instant clarity.”
- “Every decision you make as a leader there is emotion involved. With emotion, there is a fog. This question removes the fog.”
- “This question is clarifying and terrifying.”
- “How would you feel on the other side of doing what a great leader would do?”
- “This question unmasks motives. Eventually, corporate mission will conflict with personal ambition.”
- “The sharp people already know who you are in this for.”
- “If the sharp people catch you doing something better for you than the organization, they will leave. Then you will be left with people who aren’t sharp.”
- “Leaders are good with camouflaging personal ambition with the language of mission and vision.”
- “The thing that concerns me most is the ‘honor the senior pastor’ culture.”
- “Loyalty did not make it as a fruit of the Spirit.”
- “You earn loyalty by having the fruit of the Spirit and finding your place in the Body.”
- “I don’t require our staff to attend our church. If our church sucks, they shouldn’t want to attend our church.”
- “Churches that draw your tithe from you, shame of you! How can you be a cheerful giver if you don’t have a choice?”
- “Entitlement for senior pastors always begins with a reserved parking spot.”
- “If you start thinking you’re a big shot, wash more feet.”
- “We should give a reserved parking spot to the children’s director. They’re doing all the work.”
- “This question reveals weakness. It creates tension. If you are a leader, at some point you have to quit avoiding conflict.”
- “I hate conflict but what would a great leader do? They would step into the conflict.”
- “A great leader doesn’t avoid conflict and a great leader doesn’t doesn’t leave a body of emotionally destroyed people behind. A great leader solves problems.”
- “This question will inspire you to reach beyond the limits of your personality and style. Every once in a while in leadership, you have to do things that are not you.”
- “This question gives you a glimpse of what could be and should be for you as a leader.”
- “Ask it whether you plan to follow through or not.”
- “The best way to become a great leader is to do what a great leader would do. Once you know, you become accountable.”
- “God anointed me but I appointed me. Is that the story you want to tell?”
- “I cannot replace what God has put in place.”
- “Great leaders know they’re not the judge.”
- “What would a great father do? What would a great mother do? What would a great husband do? What does a great wife do?”
The morning has been incredible! Check back after lunch for more insights from Brene Brown and Bill Hybels.
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