* A Catalyst nugget inspired by Perry Noble
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Rome was not built in a day, and neither are leaders.
But in a culture that moves quickly, and feels entitled to — well, just about everything — it can be hard for leaders (young leaders especially) to embrace the leadership process.
What is the leadership process?
* A Catalyst nugget from Patrick Lencioni, Founder and President of The Table Group, and best-selling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
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Organizational health is the single biggest advantage that any ministry can have — yet it rarely gets tapped in to.
Unlike many other elements that could create an advantage for an organization or ministry — this is available to EVERYONE!
It’s so simple that most people overlook it,or believe it’s beneath them.
* A Catalyst (and TED) nugget from Susan Cain
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So we only had a few minutes to hear from Susan Cain, fellow introvert, and author of the New York Times Best Seller QUIET: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking.
She spoke ever-so-briefly about some shifts in our culture away from things that allow us introverts to thrive.
She called those of us in leadership to reclaim space and practices — like solitude and silence — for our introverts, so that they might thrive.
* A Catalyst nugget from Michael Hyatt
In an increasingly noisy world, how will we be heard?
Michael Hyatt suggests that we need a platform.
There are 3 major benefits that a platform can yield:
* A Catalyst nugget from Tim Elmore
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This is the first generation that doesn’t need adults to get information. What they need us for is interpretation.
Research on college students has shown that with each benchmark, narcissism goes up.
8 paradoxes that define Gen iY
* A Catalyst nugget from Jon Acuff
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If life is a choice between AWESOME! and average, would we all choose AWESOME!?!
Of course.
Yet, based on the lives that many of us lead, we must be opting for average instead.
Jon Acuff believes that there are 5 different “lands” or stages that every life must travel through in order to be awesome.