{"id":6945,"date":"2012-03-20T22:23:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T00:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=6945"},"modified":"2012-03-20T22:38:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T00:38:43","slug":"6-things-peyton-manning-and-john-elways-teach-pastors-about-attracting-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/03\/20\/6-things-peyton-manning-and-john-elways-teach-pastors-about-attracting-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things Peyton Manning And John Elway Teach Pastors About Attracting Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How do you attract and retain\u00c2\u00a0leaders\u00c2\u00a0to your church or organization?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 Smart pastors and church leaders want to create a leadership culture where people are growing and developing.\u00c2\u00a0 They want talented people around them.\u00c2\u00a0 They want the gift of leadership to be cultivated, then released and multiplied throughout the congregation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the toughest challenges for pastors and church leaders is leading other leaders<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The harsh reality is that leaders will only continually follow leaders who are equal to or stronger than they are as leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, Peyton Manning was announced as the newest member of the Denver Broncos<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 After reading many opinions, the following appears to be how the Broncos retained his services.\u00c2\u00a0 In\u00c2\u00a0a few\u00c2\u00a0words – team executive and legendary Super Bowl winning quarterback John Elway.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Don Banks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/donbanks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Don Banks<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.si.com<\/a> wrote one of the best pieces I have read on Manning’s decision-making process<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 You can read the full article by clicking <a title=\"Don Banks\" href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/writers\/don_banks\/03\/19\/manning\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 His findings provide great insights as to what the most talented people look for when joining an organization.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Success<\/strong> – Manning greatest desire is to win.\u00c2\u00a0 He felt the Broncos gave him the best opportunity to do that.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaders want to be part of something successful.\u00c2\u00a0 They want to make a difference.\u00c2\u00a0 Being part of a church or organization that is advancing is important to leaders.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaders will not be reduced to a level of mediocrity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modeling<\/strong> – Elway has been where Manning wants to go.\u00c2\u00a0 Elway won two Super Bowls when he was over the age of 35.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaders respect other accomplished leaders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality Leadership<\/strong> – In addition to Elway, the Broncos have a flexible, well-respected veteran head coach in John Fox.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaders want to achieve within a relational context with other great leaders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality Teammates<\/strong> – Leaders know you can accomplish more with others than you can just yourself.\u00c2\u00a0 The Broncos have a strong running game, excellent offensive line, and a group of talented young receivers.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaders need to know their efforts will be resourced and have a quality team around them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Margin<\/strong> – Leaders want to do their part but also do not want to feel everything depends solely on them.\u00c2\u00a0 The Broncos have a talented defense that last year won many games by themselves.\u00c2\u00a0 The team also has the financial margin to deliver talent such as Jeff Saturday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemistry<\/strong> – Elway and Manning have a long history of respect and friendship.\u00c2\u00a0 Manning also knows that if Elway\u00c2\u00a0has the executive skill to deliver him, then he can also deliver\u00c2\u00a0other quality teammates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>“People want to know the reason (for selecting Denver).\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0There really isn’t one. I could\u00c2\u00a0 have pictured myself on any of those other teams. But what it came down to is,\u00c2\u00a0 this just fit. It felt right.”<\/strong><\/em> said Manning.<\/p>\n<p>Peyton is always humble so I must go deeper and ask what\u00c2\u00a0made it feel right?\u00c2\u00a0 Pastors and church leaders, I must ask you why will it feel right to the leaders you are attracting?<\/p>\n<p>I think for Peyton it was because <strong>John Elway has built a culture of success,\u00c2\u00a0has modeled winning at an advanced age,\u00c2\u00a0has assembled a great executive leadership team, top young talent, margin, and chemisty.\u00c2\u00a0 Does your church look like this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u00c2\u00a0practice these same six principles, I know you will attract great leaders as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter your email address <a title=\"Feedburner\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/briandoddonleadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> and start receiving future posts from this site.<\/p>\n<p>Download your FREE copy of my new eBook <a title=\"FREE Ebook: The 2011 Year In Hollywood Movies \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Leadership Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/02\/08\/free-ebook-the-2011-year-in-hollywood-movies-leadership-edition\/\">The 2011 Year In Hollywood Movies \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Leadership Edition<\/a> today by clicking <a title=\"2011 Year In Hollywood Movies - Leadership Edition\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/eepurl.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/i5ZtD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you attract and retain\u00c2\u00a0leaders\u00c2\u00a0to your church or organization?\u00c2\u00a0 Smart pastors and church leaders want to create a leadership culture where people are growing and developing.\u00c2\u00a0 They want talented people around them.\u00c2\u00a0 They want the gift of leadership to be cultivated, then released and multiplied throughout the congregation. 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