1. Stimulating Progress While Preserving the Core
“You have heard it said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, ‘Love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you.’” Matthew 5:43-44
Based in part on Jim Collins’ bestselling book, “Built to Last” (1994)
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2. Are you a Clock Builder or a Time Teller?
How do you spend your time?
What dominates your thinking?
How much of your work can you delegate
How much do you delegate?
What do you need to do to be a Clock Builder?
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3. Have you discovered the “Genius of the And”?
Why do we like “Either/Or” thinking?
“And” thinking creates the competitive advantage and creates value for your school.
The Christian/School
Exemplary programs
The concept of value
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4. How will you stimulate progress while preserving the core?
BHAG
Cult-like cultures
Try lots of stuff
Homegrown leadership
Good is never good enough
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5. How will you stimulate progress while preserving the core?
BHAG
School-wide
Departmental
Programmatic
It must be of the Spirit and cannot be forced
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6. How will you stimulate progress while preserving the core?
Cult-Like Cultures
Every school has a culture
What is your desired culture?
What is your plan to get there?
Are you seeing progress?
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7. How will you stimulate progress while preserving the core?
Try lots of stuff
Make failures safe
Shoot bullets before cannonballs
Feed success, starve failure
What are you going to try next year?
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8. How will you stimulate progress while preserving the core?
Homegrown leadership
Hire for it
Train for it
Give small leadership tasks away
Paint a vision for your emerging leaders
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