Today I will be bringing you the top leadership quotes and lessons from the Defy The Odds Conference. Hosted and led by Rock Springs Church senior pastor Benny Tate, this event is to encourage church leaders in their current season by providing practical tools and resources for the next-level of growth. I also recommend you purchase Pastor Benny’s wonderful book Defy the Odds: How God Can Use Your Past to Shape Your Future by clicking HERE.
The morning’s second breakout session was conducted by Taylor McKneely on recruiting and retaining high-capacity leaders.
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Now on to Taylor’s comments:
- “When Jesus picked His team, He prayed all night before He picked the first one.”
- “46% of people who are hired next year will fail. It’s higher for volunteers because they’re not paid.”
- “If you put people in the wrong seats, your organization will be unhealthy. Unhealthy things don’t grow.”
- “Great vision without great people is irrelevant.” – Jim Collins
- “There are not wrong people, only wrong positions.”
- “Your job as leaders is to point people to the spot God created them to be.”
- “You only get into rooms because of relationships. You don’t just walk into a room. You’re only in a room because someone brought you with them.”
- “You don’t attract who you want… You attract who you are.”
- “You put a great leader anywhere and it will grow.”
- “To grow your leadership, you develop your closeness with God. Develop your character. Develop your calling.”
- “Care about others. If people are a means to an end for you, people will know. They’re not dummies.”
- “See people as they could be, not as they are. And then treat them that way.”
- “Say what you see. If you see a leader in somebody, tell them… And then start a process to develop them.”
- “Create a process where people can discover their gifts and passions.”
- “Start a pipeline that continually recruits and develops leaders.”
- “We don’t do blanket recruiting. People get alarmed and you get people you don’t want. We do one-on-one recruiting.”
- “We look for potential value in leaders. Many times this means younger. They are a picture of where culture is going.”
- “We look for positive value in leaders. They light up the room.”
- “We look for personal value in leaders. They make people feel like a million bucks.”
- “We look for production value in leaders. They get the job done.”
- “What’s the strategy? Just treat people right.”
- “Generosity will get people you never thought you’d get.”
- “Thank them often. A leader’s job is to thank people often.”
- “Care for them.”
- “We’re in the people business.”
What an incredible opening session!!! Next up is Saturday morning’s opening session.
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