CIS Revival Strategies

Reasons you need to revive or replace your CIS

Feel free to let me know what you think.

Thanks!

My experience is that when going through tension, friction or conflict in life you need friends, family and God. Without them everything else falls apart.

That’s why I’m thrilled that Michael Hyatt has published an e-book titled Creating Your Personal Life Plan. Last night I read the book in one sitting. This morning I put pen to paper, and began my own soul searching. It’s the perfect thing to do when on a vacation rest from the daily grind. Good thing I have a week away from it all.

“Your job as a leader is not to have great ideas, but to create conditions in which *others* have great ideas.” ~Sir Ken #taom

The vehicle to accomplish this is through effective communication.

Whether you are a leader in business, government, a ministry or a not-for-profit the most important job you have as a leader is to communicate.  How leaders listen, engage, speak, take action and model behaviour has a direct impact on how the front line interacts with the customer, how engaged partners get results, and customers make recommendations on your offerings.

Social Media is giving leaders an unparalled opportunity to listen, engage, speak and take action.  The following video is living proof of this by way of Michael Hyatt’s explanation of how he leverages social media to lead and earn influence with his employees, customers, stakeholders and partners at Thomas Nelson Publishing.  Have a listen as to what he has to say at the Christian Leadership Alliance Annual conference in San Diego last year.

How Can Christian Leaders Get Started with Social Media? from Michael Hyatt on Vimeo.

Let me know what you think!

On my reading list this month is a good mix of economics, politics, religion, business and technology.

The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria

The Armageddon Factor – The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada by Marci Mcdonald

Behind the Cloud by Marc Benoiff

Concreteness is the opposite of abstract.  An abstract statement sounds something like my personal computer has high performance on the other hand a concrete statement sounds more like my personal computer has a 2.13 GHz processor.  Being abstract is important if you are the commander of an Army and you require military dominance in a given region.  However it’s the commanders on the ground that tranlslate that abstract statement and make it concrete (actionable)  “Prepare a shipment of munitions, position troops at the border, and send in the fighter jets”.  The troops need instructions to win the battle and the commanders need abstraction to win the war.

What’s more important abstraction or being concrete to winning? In what context do you use a concrete or abstract statement?  I’ll share my thoughts over the course of the next few days.

• Seven Questions to Ask About Last Year (Via Michael Hyatt)
• How to make New Year’s Resolutions Stick (hint it has to to with SMART) (via Michael Hyatt)
• What the 86 Year Old Pastor Said (via Marc Driscoll)
• Organizing a Day of Silence and Solitude (via Marc Driscoll)
• Welcome to the Frustration Decade (via Seth Godin)

I was delighted to see that they arrived at their destination last week and it was amazing to follow along reading their blog posts as they made down the journey down the Mississippi river that is at the heart of rich stories and history.

Here is their blog post on taking a plunge in the Gulf Of Mexico last week.

It’s back to the regular grind for me!

Here are a few shots of the Oracle Open World event taken with my Blackberry (it’s not the best camera, but you get the idea)