I have the privilege of being dispatched by INJOY Stewardship Solutions to spend the day with Shawn Lovejoy, the Courage To Lead team, and an incredible group of leaders. It was a time in which world-class faith-based leaders inspired and equipped everyone watching online and in attendance.
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Today began with a message Courage To Lead’s founder Shawn Lovejoy. Shawn is a dear friend and incredible leader. His heart beats for coaching leaders and helping them all conquer whatever’s keeping them up at night. Shawn has been a successful real estate developer, a church planter, megachurch pastor, and now CEO a fast growing coaching and consulting organization. He specializes in for leadership, personal growth, and organizational health, and helping leaders create momentum.
The following are 5 Ways To Build Killer Teams from Shawn Lovejoy’s opening session at Courage To Lead Live:
Introductory Comments
- “The competitive advantage is a unified, cohesive leadership team.” – Patrick Lencioni
- “The product is the easiest to counterfeit.”
- “Every organization gets stuck at their weakest gear.
Why Killer Teams Win
They Foster Togetherness
- “We don’t just meet to have meetings.”
5 Purposes of Meetings
- Community – Why do we meet? Because I care about you. No one wants to be managed. They all want to be lead.
- Communication
- Collaboration – We are normalizing behaviors.
- Coaching
- Cheering On Each Other – You can always embarrass someone with encouragement.
They Build Trust
- “The number dysfunction of a team is the lack of trust.” – Patrick Lencioni
- “Average players don’t want to be coached. Elite players want constant feedback.” – Nick Saban
How To Build Trust
- High Levels Of Communication – You plan your days or your days will plan you.
- High Levels Of Consistency – Building a track record. No one should trust you blindly. Be proactive with micromanagers.
They Objectively Assess Their Team
- “Most of my bad hires have come at a coffee shop.”
- “We have a profile for the type of person we are trying to hire.”
- “A Calling is a willingness to pay the price.”
- “Organizations stop growing because they stop objectively assess their team. They choose not to grow. They don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings.”
They Hold Each Other Accountable
- “It’s one thing to have a job description. It’s another thing to hold people accountable to that job description.”
- “91% of strategic plans fail.” – Harvard Business Review
- “Build an action-oriented team.”
- “Take action-oriented minutes… I want to know four things – What was decided? Who’s responsible? When is it due? When will we get an update?”
- “Elite teams execute with great consistency.”
They Structure Growth And Peace
- “Build one pizza teams. You should never have more people reporting to you than you can split a pizza with.”
- “You can get too many cooks in the kitchen.”
- “Healthy things grow.”
Additional Comments
- “The first thing you need when terminating someone is it is their idea.”
- “The worst thing I can do for you is keep you in a position on the team that you are gifted in.”
- “You have more leverage than you give yourself credit for.”
- “Do you want credit for your idea or a breakthrough in your company.”
- “Courage is a muscle that can be stretched. The more we can stretch that muscle the better.”
- “Sometimes Christians are nice to a fault.”
- “There is very little difference in how you lead and manage people between the ministry and the marketplace. The struggles are so similar. Leadership is scalable and transferrable.”
- “The consistency of meeting normalizes the conversation and gives you the permission for courageous conversations.”
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