We’re waist deep in planning for the next ministry year. The past few weeks the staff has been working with a few vestry-members on a new template aimed at clarifying and measuring our objectives or, if we were in a different world, our “key bets” for the next year. Being in this mode of thought, Greg Shore passed along to me a nice article, “How to Lead without a Title,” addressing elements necessary for success in leadership. Here’s a snip:
I asked Robin which of the many strategies and tactics are most helpful to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Here’s how he responded: Focus on five. “Over the past number of years I have studied the traits of people most consider geniuses. One of the things geniuses do is to develop an obsessive focus around a few things. Most businesspeople try to be all things to all people and as a result end up as members of the cult of mediocrity. The essence of mastery is being obsessively great around about five things.
“So, articulate the five things that need to happen between now and the last day of your career to feel you led a world-class career. Then every day, focus first on those five things. Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.”
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