Tag: organization
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Would you Rather have the Right People or the Right Structure?
It’s a simple question. If you could choose only one, would you rather have the right people on your team or have the right organizational structure to operate in? Both people and structure are two common reasons that churches become stuck. But if you could only “fix” one which one would you choose? Structure Your…
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Why Every Church & Organization Develops a Personality Over Time
Every church or organization develops a personality over time and it’s usually the personality of the Leader or the Sr. Leadership Team. That’s why it’s commonly said that if you’re the leader and you’ve been there more than 3 years and you don’t like something about the church or organization you’re leading all you have…
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The Difference between Preparation and Planning
Do great organizations prepare for the future or do they plan for it? The answer is, “yes.” To be clear preparation and planning are not the same thing, and great organizations become great by doing both. Great organizations prepare for opportunity. Preparation is all about positioning. Making decisions today that position you for opportunities that…
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Discovering the Leadership Culture at Your Church
While many churches may have a list of Core Values that they’ve built, very few churches that I’ve come across have taken the time to do the hard work of defining and clearly articulating their Staff Values or Leadership Culture that they’re trying to build at their church. Culture is tough to define. It’s the…
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3 Organizational Changes that Multi-Site Churches Experience
Multisite changes everything. If you’re leading in a multisite church you know this first hand. The way decisions are made, how the Staff are structured, how resource are utilized, how budgets are created and managed, and more all change along the way. It all changes. But knowing how things change can help you prepare for…