organizations

Leading Three Sheets to the Wind

September 11, 2010

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

I thought for the next installment of my unorganized series of posts that I could call “Leading on the Seas” that I would choose one of the more colorful terms in sailing lore – three sheets to the wind. I’ve been physically about 50% or less for the past 10 days so I’m excited to [...]

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Why Org Charts Are Overrated

August 31, 2010

As you read this (if you read this), remember that I said overrated, not irrelevant! Clear roles and responsibilities are important on any team and in any organization. That being said, I still believe organizational charts are overrated.Here’s why.Org charts help solidify chain of command, hierarchy, and structures. Of course you need some of that [...]

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MISdirect Communication

August 17, 2010

You all know DIRECT Communication when you experience it.You’re aware INDIRECT Communication exists, whether you were trained to be aware of it or not.I’m adding MISDIRECT Communication to the lexicon.Direct communication is pretty clear though it can be abrasive or even offensive. Indirect communication is only clear to those playing by the same rule book, [...]

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Review of a Book About Hairballs

August 11, 2010

Thanks again to Stephanie Nannan for her guest post a couple days ago. There was some great comment interaction. You can check it out here.I’m on vacation for a few days here in the desert, which means I’ve been able to do a little extra reading. I started Cadillac Desert which has already made me [...]

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Thoughts on Silos (Review)

August 5, 2010

I just finished Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars by Patrick Lencioni. I have heard him speak a bit on the topic and have read some HBR articles in which he summarizes his theory, but never read the book.This past year I’ve been thinking about some of the dynamics illustrated and covered in the book, but [...]

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Oranges and Organizations

February 27, 2010

“Nobody grows up in Florida, unless they’re an orange.” I saw a movie again a couple weeks ago – Music and Lyrics, one of those romantic comedy ones. This line jumped out at me and was humorous to me. Hugh Grant says it to the love interest as she is stating that she needs to [...]

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Conferences Or Christ?

February 20, 2010

In my ministry right now, it is conference season. There’s student conferences, there’s staff conferences, there’s leadership conferences, and that doesn’t even get into the fun conferences offered out in the greater world beyond.I am on staff with Epic Movement, which is a part of the larger ministry/organization Campus Crusade for Christ. There are so [...]

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Mark Gauthier On Creating a Ministry Leadership Culture

July 15, 2007

This topic has been on my mind a lot of late. A couple weeks ago I met with our national director of Human Resources in the Campus Ministry, Marc Rutter. He’s the guy that gave the Leader’s at Risk talk I blogged about a few weeks ago. We spent a lot of time talking about [...]

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