{"id":19003,"date":"2016-10-05T14:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T18:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=19003"},"modified":"2016-10-05T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T18:12:32","slug":"catalyst-16-labs-53-leadership-quotes-from-brad-lomenick-on-leading-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2016\/10\/05\/catalyst-16-labs-53-leadership-quotes-from-brad-lomenick-on-leading-the-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalyst ’16 Labs – 53 Leadership Quotes From Brad Lomenick On Leading The Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and\u00a0INJOY Stewardship Solutions<\/a>,\u00a0I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated\u00a0Catalyst Conference<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Atlanta, GA. \u00a0The theme for this year\u2019s conference is Uncommon Fellowship.<\/p>\n

The Wednesday sessions consisted of Catalyst Labs. \u00a0The afternoon\u2019s next speaker was Brad Lomenick. \u00a0Brad was the former head of Catalyst and author of H3 Leadership: Be Hungry. Stay Humble. Always Hustle.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 He is generally considered one of the world’s most influential leaders.<\/p>\n

Also, as a special gift to everyone reading these posts, INJOY Stewardship would like to invest in your leadership by inviting you to a FREE Thursday October 13th online event entitled\u00a0“How To Overcome The Challenges Of Leading A Growing Church.”<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0or on the image below to sign up.<\/p>\n

The following are 53 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from Brad’s wonderful session<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. I went from gathering thousands of leaders to now impact 10s. And those 10s are strategic.<\/li>\n
  2. I am the biggest fan and friend to Catalyst.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    9 Trends To Leading The Next Generation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Authenticity<\/strong> \u2013 The Awareness Generation is looking for you to be real. You need to lead from your true self.<\/li>\n
    2. The higher we go, the more influence we get, the more we try to fake it.<\/li>\n
    3. I felt like a substitute teacher just one step ahead of the students.<\/li>\n
    4. Rise Of The Free Agent<\/strong> \u2013 We live in a free agent generation. Every young leader is thinking project.<\/li>\n
    5. The average will have 13 seasons of career.<\/li>\n
    6. People are looking at assignments that will probably be short term. This is the Gig Economy.<\/li>\n
    7. You must let your young leaders have freedom to lead projects.<\/li>\n
    8. 25% of the U.S. will be in some kind of free agent environment.<\/li>\n
    9. Everyone Is A Content Creator And Content Provider \u2013 The Producer Generation<\/strong><\/li>\n
    10. Every person on the team should be part of the Marketing team. Spread the word.<\/li>\n
    11. Membership Economy \u2013 Included And Belong Generation<\/strong><\/li>\n
    12. People who are walking into your church need to feel like they are known.<\/li>\n
    13. Your people want to be part of something bigger than me that I am connected to.<\/li>\n
    14. The new measurable for church leaders should be engagement not attendance.<\/li>\n
    15. Decline And Death Of Hierarchy \u2013 Organizational Innovation<\/strong><\/li>\n
    16. You want to move away from things that feel like they have hierarchy tied to them. Young people will move away from having hierarchy. This is the Starter Generation.<\/li>\n
    17. Reverse Mentoring \u2013 the average 19-year-old walking into Facebook knows far more than the 57-year-old.<\/li>\n
    18. If you are still sending memos, STOP!<\/li>\n
    19. Meetings \u2013 c\u2019mon. Kill them! Stick a sword into your embedded meeting DNA culture.<\/li>\n
    20. Meetings give us a sense that we\u2019re actually doing something. Don\u2019t meet about it. Actually do something.<\/li>\n
    21. Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers are commonplace. You may have experienced this in the church.<\/li>\n
    22. New Outlook On Success \u2013 Retirement? Really?<\/strong><\/li>\n
    23. Retirement is going away.<\/li>\n
    24. We will take seasons of sabbatical throughout our 60 years of working.<\/li>\n
    25. Your 4th<\/sup> Quarter is your best years. We need you in the game.<\/li>\n
    26. New Outlook On Succession<\/strong> \u2013 Everyone of us is in the business of succession.<\/li>\n
    27. A Mobile Workforce \u2013 Flex Generation.<\/strong> Half of you don\u2019t even go into the office.<\/li>\n
    28. You have to build all the measurable on results. Are we actually accomplishing something.<\/li>\n
    29. Small, Local and DIY \u2013 Power shift towards the niche.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    30. The average leader today is not necessarily attracted to the thousands of people in an arena. I am more attracted to intimate than big.<\/li>\n
    31. How do we drive towards intimate? How do we drive towards small?<\/li>\n
    32. In 2000 when we started Catalyst, people were driven towards content. In 2016, you still want content but connection will bring you back.<\/li>\n
    33. Aggregator, Coach And Curator \u2013 A New Kind of Leader.<\/strong> The conductor is the picture of a new kind of leader going forward. Leaders today are in the trenches with their team. Their fingernails are dirty.<\/li>\n
    34. Young leaders want you to coach them. No one wants to be managed anymore.<\/li>\n
    35. We have to have EQ as much as we have IQ.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Q&A<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Everyone on the team must understand people walk in with different perspectives.<\/li>\n
      2. Everyone must know each other very well.<\/li>\n
      3. Nobody\u2019s walking in anymore expecting to wait their turn and wait in line to get something done.<\/li>\n
      4. The flattening of organizations is occurring.<\/li>\n
      5. Doing a stupid task for my boss will repel eagles.<\/li>\n
      6. We lead like we were led but we have to reverse the cycle.<\/li>\n
      7. Trends are changing way faster than they\u2019ve ever changed.<\/li>\n
      8. The church should actually be setting the trends in the way organizational leadership should be done.<\/li>\n
      9. Politics is not trendsetting. Politics is downstream to where trends are happening.<\/li>\n
      10. When you ask people their name you are giving them honor.<\/li>\n
      11. The greatest assimilation strategy is \u201cWhat\u2019s your name? How can I help you?\u201d<\/li>\n
      12. Identity is who I am. Calling is why I\u2019m here. Assignment is what I do.<\/li>\n
      13. Catalyst was an assignment.<\/li>\n
      14. The greatest felt need among the emerging generation is the question of \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/li>\n
      15. At the core of content creation is it\u2019s a discipline.<\/li>\n
      16. You can\u2019t police suckiness. We can help navigate it. The best way to get better is to keep doing it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Next up is Derwin Gray. \u00a0Be sure to check back for more leadership insights throughout the day.<\/p>\n

        \"how-to-overcome-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

        On Thursday October 13th, INJOY Stewardship Solutions is hosting an online event entitled,\u00a0\u201cHow To Overcome The Challenges Of Leading A Growing Church\u201d<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0You will able to learn church growth lessons from experience pastors like Shawn Lovejoy, Marty Schmidt, Josh Pennington, Mike Linch and Jeff Maness himself. \u00a0Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0or on the images provided to sign up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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