“Not all of life is equal.” (with regards to seasons of life)
“Good is the enemy of great.”
“We are not imprisoned by our circumstances; we are freed by our choices - mostly, the choices that are not visible to others.”
We need to foster a culture of discipline in our organizations, churches, etc.
He uses an illustration of a bus for building a great organization. The first thing he says that is crucial to do is to get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off of the bus. In that context, he stated, “When you start compromising the quality of people on the bus, you will fail.”
Better “who’s” on the bus produce completely naturally better “what’s.”
The ultimate preparation for the future is the “who” you have on the bus - not the whats or anything else.
The cornerstone of a culture of discipline is the ability for the leaders to articulate their responsibilities, not titles. True leaders do not need managing, they need leadership. Leadership that recognizes the abilities of a leader and releases him to carry out his responsibilities is good leadership.
“Whenever you feel the need to tighten up your management of someone, it’s probably because I have the wrong person on the bus - or best case scenario, that the right person is on the bus but in the wrong seat.
“Pay your mentors back by mentoring others!” (Peter Drucker said this to Jim Collins)
“The presence of a To-Do List without an equally robust ”Stop To-Do List“ is undisciplined.”
The questions spinning in my head re: this seminar are:
- Do I have a culture of discipline in my PERSONAL life? My family life?
- Do I have the right people on the bus in the various ministry works I lead?
- Am I passionate about my work? How am I contributing to those with whom I work?
- And am I resourcing those with whom I work (do they have the people, money, brand recognition, etc.) that they need?
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