So I was at church these past two weeks and twice the speaker or pastor referred to sanity and/or insanity. So it got me thinking. Albert Einstein once said, at least I believe he did, Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result each time (if anyone has the source for this, please let me know). How many times have we done this? Have you ever heard someone say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? How ridiculous is that mentality or approach!? Think about it, ... Read More
10 General PowerPoint and Presentation Tips
So I thought I would compile my own list of helpful PowerPoint tips. In my organization, people seem to either do one of two things: Dump-Truck Method (here, let me just vomit everything I know you [sorry for the vulgarity but I believe it makes the point]) or "Oh my!" (you know the presentation where you sit back and all you can say is "Oh, my..." and just shake your head). So in an attempt to be brief, I removed all my stories (which is ironic in light of #3). Prepare. When developing the ... Read More
Leaders Challenge the Process
Andy Stanley, Senior Pastor of Northpoint Community Church in Atlanta, GA with approximately 23,000 people, said, "When you stop challenging the process you stop leading, and you've begun managing ." Managing is not bad and people. Please don't get me wrong here. We need managers. We need people to oversee the administration of various programs or processes. However, if you have been gifted to lead, then you have no business managing. And if you have been gifted as a manager, then you have no ... Read More