Surprise your Team
Recently Budweiser beer in the US did a ‘Flash Fans’ promotional event where they brought in bus loads of 600 roaring fans with cheer leaders, TV coverage, commentators and big screen replays to a small town recreational ice hockey match between the Amigos and the Generals. What would normally have had an audience of a dozen turned into a celebration of sport and passion. The two teams went to the ice as ‘Regular Joes’ and as the crowd came in they were transformed to feel like super stars. As you go into your day, think about who are the “Regular Joes” in...
Read MoreNew Year’s Rear Vision Mirror
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin When I read this quote I was challenged by it simplicity and its ending. Around the blogs and the twittersphere there is a lot of topical New Years material but there is a cathartic nature in writing about the topic. Like every good preacher I suspect that every blogger is 'preaching' first to himself before the audience reads a word. One of the ways that I approach each New Year is to think of three words that will keep the year ahead in focus. I will...
Read MoreFive things a Leader should learn
Recently I read a post by Scott Thomas from Acts 29 Network. Scott had spent time with Billy Hornsby from the ARC. This church planting organisation was co-founded by Greg Surratt of Sea Coast and are headquartered in Birmingham Alabama. Along the way Scott and Billy shared ideas that are pivotal in the survival of any leader, particularly where the ‘foundations’ of an organisation are so dependant on the Leaders ability to guide through and not carry the entirety of the burden. In the post Scott shared five things he learned from Billy. I am sharing with you the headlines and...
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