Great Take-Away's from Catalyst One Day's "What Great Leaders Do"...

Here are some of the great statements that were made today at the Catalyst One Day Conference on "What Great Leaders Do" with @andystanley and @CraigGroeschel ...

"That's a great question" session:

Great leaders surround themselves with people who ask great questions @andystanley

Leaders who refuse to listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say @andystanley

Great leaders understand that there is a difference between being asked a question and being questioned @andystanley

Great questions reveal values, reinforce values, and reinforce behaviors @andystanley

The key question for a leader: What would a great leader do? @andystanley


"Leading up" session:

Your ability to lead up now will help determine your ability to move up later @CraigGroeschel

People will follow a leader with a heart faster than a leader with a title @CraigGroeschel

Honor publicly results in influence privately @CraigGroeschel

Respect is earned. Honor is given. @CraigGroeschel

There is a massive difference between thinking critically and being critical @CraigGroeschel

If you're willing to do what others won't do, you will earn influence that others don't have @CraigGroeschel

Truth always trumps flattery @CraigGroeschel


"When less is more" session:

Great leaders always play to their strengths and delegate their weaknesses @andystanley

The less you do, the more you accomplish @andystanley

The target of leadership: only do what only you can do @andystanley

When we do things we don't do well, things don't go well @andystanley

Your weakness is someone else's opportunity @andystanley

The goal is to build a well-rounded organization not a well-rounded leader @andystanley

Leverage your authority as little as possible. Make as few decisions as possible. @andystanley

Leadership is not about getting things done "right": it is about getting things done through other people @andystanley

Stress is often related to what we are doing, not how much we are doing @andystanley


"Breaking barriers" session:

If you don't believe something can be done, you'll prove it can't @CraigGroeschel

You can make excuses or you can make progress, you can't make both @CraigGroeschel

The potential of your organization rests on the strength of its people @CraigGroeschel

Common question: where do I find great leaders? Right question: How do you develop great leaders? @CraigGroeschel

To build great leaders identify talent that others overlook @CraigGroeschel

To build great leaders attract them to a vision bigger than themselves @CraigGroeschel

Great people are not attracted to average causes @CraigGroeschel

To attract leaders you need a vision worth following @CraigGroeschel

To build great leaders develop them to go further than they thought possible @CraigGroeschel

Don't just see people as a means to accomplish tasks. Se tasks as a means to develop people. @CraigGroeschel

To build great leaders empower them to fulfill a lifetime of ministry @CraigGroeschel

You can have growth or you can have control, but you can't have both @CraigGroeschel

If you delegate tasks you will build followers: if you delegate authority you will build leaders @CraigGroeschel

Common question: What if we empower them and they leave? Right question: What if we don't empower them and they stay? @CraigGroeschel


"The menace, myth, and mayhem of autonomy" session:

Great leaders resist autonomy and the evolution of a "court" @andystanley

We can confuse autonomy with success @andystanley

The quest for autonomy is dangerous because there is a fine line between being as free as you can possibly be and prison @andystanley

The quest for autonomy is dangerous because power is intoxicating @andystanley

The quest for autonomy is dangerous because entitlement is addicting @andystanley

The quest for autonomy is dangerous because relationships become a means to an end @andystanley

The quest for autonomy is dangerous because autonomy leads to isolation @andystanley

Those who honor you the most have the potential to hurt you the most @andystanley

The only reason a pastor is effective is because he is part of a body, not because he is "anointed" @andystanley

Autonomy is a myth, a trap, and an unworthy goal @andystanley

Are you willing to give people who don't work for you and don't need anything from you access to you? @andystanley


"What leaders should not do" Q and A time:

There is a difference between theology and ministry and if you confuse the two you will end up with the worst of both worlds @AndyStanley

Ministry should revolve around the question "what does love require of me?" @AndyStanley

Instead of "5 year plans" create margin for God ordained opportunities that we cannot predict @craiggroeschel