Here is a short video on teamwork. I love it!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Book Report: The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, by Patrick Lencioni
Well, I might as well admit it. I'm a sucker for this genre. The novella has proved to be a powerful medium for business writers. I love the stories, but beyond that I love the lessons they teach. All the way from Ken Blanchard's The One Minute Manager to the latest, hot off the press volume I find the management and relationship principles conveyed through these little books both fascinating and inspiring.
Now, if I could just learn to apply all this inspiration . . . .
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, by Patrick Lencioni doesn't disappoint. The storyline takes some unexpected twists along the way, but the underlying lessons are framed and focused. The four principles Lencioni teaches in this book are:
Of course, this is all written with the business community in mind. I read these books through the lenses of a church pastor thinking, "How can this be applied to church organizations, and specifically to MY church?" I'm thinking, that shouldn't be so hard, but inevitably it turns out to be much more difficult in real life than on paper.
If anybody actually reads this note, how about it? Give me some brainstorm ideas of applying those four principles of a healthy organization to a local church. I would really be interested in your thoughts.
Loren
Now, if I could just learn to apply all this inspiration . . . .
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, by Patrick Lencioni doesn't disappoint. The storyline takes some unexpected twists along the way, but the underlying lessons are framed and focused. The four principles Lencioni teaches in this book are:
- Build and Maintain a Cohesive Leadership Team
- Create Organizational Clarity
- Over-Communicate Organizational Clarity
- Reinforce Organizational Clarity Through Human Services
Of course, this is all written with the business community in mind. I read these books through the lenses of a church pastor thinking, "How can this be applied to church organizations, and specifically to MY church?" I'm thinking, that shouldn't be so hard, but inevitably it turns out to be much more difficult in real life than on paper.
If anybody actually reads this note, how about it? Give me some brainstorm ideas of applying those four principles of a healthy organization to a local church. I would really be interested in your thoughts.
Loren
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Links to Akrana.com
I've updated the links on the left side of this page to the Teamnet Ministries pages on the new Akrana.com website. I hope to begin adding regularly to the Teamleader101 Resources page with recommended materials for team leadership. If you come across something you would like to have added, please let me know.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
It's Alive!!
The new website is up and running. I have quite a bit of work to do on it still, but for now you can reach the Teamnet Ministries page by going to www.akrana.com and clicking on the Teamnet Ministries tab at the top of the page. While you are there, you might want to take a look at some of the other pages i.e. Akrana Music.
I'm really pleased with the progress at this point. Hope to see the site develop as time goes on.
I'm really pleased with the progress at this point. Hope to see the site develop as time goes on.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
New Website Coming
I'm working on some new things for the Teamnet Ministries website. Lot's to learn yet, but eventually I'm sure it will all get put together.
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