LV Hanson, the Catalyst ambassador, recently chatted with Greg Russinger, a great young leader from Portland who is the co-founder of Just One and Laundry Love. Greg co-founded these great projects with Charles Lee, founder of IDEA Camp. Some great thoughts from Greg. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/7705671[/vimeo]
1. Seth Godin writes on how you can still make you or your organization competent in social media. It's not too late. 2. Mike Hyatt writes about 10 mistakes when you blog and how to avoid them.
3. Tripp Crosby starring as Brad Wiggins in several shorts he is doing on his blog. Check the latest one out here and see several of the recent episodes.
4. Perry Noble writes about Five Mistakes He Made as a Young Leader.
5. Pete Wilson writes how Information does not equate to transformation.
Tone is incredibly important in music. Bad tone, bad music. In leadership, tone is also incredibly important. Tone of your conversation, tone of a meeting, tone of your reprimands, tone of your encouragement, tone of confrontation, etc.
Let's be clear- I stink at this. And lots of us who are intense Type A's need to work on this. The ENTJ in me many times doesn't care or even think about what my tone might be saying or in some way impacting those around me. Too many times I am completely tone deaf.
So think about your tone. Be it in what you say, how you say it, what your posture is when you say it, or even the way you don't say something.
It is saying much much more than we might think. Just ask those around you.
It takes around 500 folks every year to put on our large Catalyst event in Atlanta the first week of October.
Our Catalyst full-time team consists of 12 people. So that means 488 "other" folks are involved in the process of creating and delivering the best experience out there for Next Generation Leaders.
I would love to list all 500 folks. But not enough room here. However, all 500 are listed on the bonus edition as part of the event DVD set.
In the meantime, here is a list of some of the key folks involved and their role:
Melissa Kruse - Project Manager and Assistant Event Director
Jason Haynes - Project Manager
Courtney Fahey - Executive Assistant/Project Manager
Sally Heffner - Marketing
Chad Johnson - Senior Concierge
Aaron Foster– Concierge
Stan Johnson- Concierge
LV Hanson – Roadtrip and National Tour Coordinator
Jesse Phillips –Special Projects Ninja and Web content manager
Brian Cole - Producer
Kevin Lee - Production
Cristin Serio –Concierge
Lanny Donoho- Emcee and Creative team
Reggie Joiner- Emcee and Creative team
Ken Coleman- Emcee and Creative team
Jeff Shinabarger- Creative Producer
Kevin Sterner- Brandpoet; design and creative team
Carlos Whittaker- Backstage and Pre-show Host
Tripp Crosby- Videos, Pre-show host, and funny guy
Tyler Stanton- Videos, Pre-show host, and funnier guy
Jonathan Bostic- Opener, Motion Graphics, Title Treatment, sweet animation
Brian Pirkle- Technical Director/Producer and creative team
Ansley Lawhead- intern
Shawn Behan- intern
Danielle Durst- intern
Jon Hindson- Event Coordinator
Amanda Hindson- Event Coordinator
Akemi Cole- Volunteer Coordinator
Amberly Sykes- Registration
Chris Ediger- Web
Cathy Leeke- Resources
Craig Canfield- Vendors
Jill Walker- Shipping
Dustin Ahkuoi- Customer Service
Steven Donnelly- Accounting
Anne Jackson- Backstage host
John Saddington- Backstage developer and producer
Kristen Etzel- Backstage production and switcher
Tim Willard- podcast interviews and GroupZine editor
Beth Nelson- GroupZine Managing Editor and food
Mike Foster- podcast interviews
Tim O’Mara- special projects
Michelle Hoeft- special projects
Skye Jethani- Lab Host
Stephanie D’Herde- Lab Host
Richard Chancy- Lab Host
Dave Ferguson- Lab Host
SPEAKER HOSTS
Daniele Valadera
Chris Toews
Tyler Reagin
Gisele Nelson
Mack Kitchel
Jonathan Golden
Eric Flickinger
Mike Nienaber
Ginny Reddick
Brad Horton
Rebecca O’Mara
Diane Grant
Sarah Molchan
Brad Jones
Mark Cole
Chris Oakley
Steve Fee, Matt Adkins, Heath Balltzglier, Brandon Coker
Aaron Keyes, Jon Duke, Lee Worley, Austin Booth
Worship Leaders:
House Band:
Reid Greven, Ashley Appling, Pat Malone, Brad Avery, Steve Thomasson
Vocalists, Artists, Cover Songs, and Everything else:
Ryan Stuart
Dustin Ahkuoi
Steve Florczykowski
Chieula Hawk
Tan Smith Pettigrew
Darren Whitehead
DJ Maximillian
The Overtones
BACKSTAGE HELP
Garrett Rutherford, Beverly Petty, Joshua Symonette, Ryan Sisson
BIGSTUF PRODUCTIONS
Assistant Producer- Colette Taylor
Screen Control/Video Playback- Brad Weston
Video Director- Brendon Petty
Camera Engineer/Shader- Marc Shroyer
Video Animation Design/Playback- Jonathan Bostic
Audio (A1) - FOH Engineer- Dustin Whitt
Audio (A2) – Monitors- Jayce Fincher
Audio (A2) – Assistant- Luke Roteman
Stage Manager- Chuck Phillips
Stage Manager- Patrick McEwen
Pro Presenter- Leah Case
Pro Presenter- Kristin Eichler
Ryan Bates- Majestic Productions
Bobby Browder- Majestic Productions
Kirk Baggott- Visicor Media
Kevin Baggott- Visicor Media
Amy Baggott- Visicor Media
Rob Mottola- Weathers Studios
Jennifer Mottola- Weathers Studios
Carmen Vaught- Photography
Chris Davis- Photography
Daley Hake- Photography
Ken Hawkins- Photography
Mary Anne Morgan- Photography
Stephen Hunton- Photography
Jason Locy- Fivestone Design
Patricio Juarez- Fivestone Design
Shelley Moore- Fivestone Design
Blake Howard- Matchstic Design
Craig Johnson- Matchstic Design
Dustin Britt- Matchstic Design
Alvin Diec- Matchstic Design
George Lawrence- Lawrence Printing
Darren Phillips- Lawrence Printing
Doug Gattis- Data Supplies Inc
Jeff Lucas- Professional Sound Images
JJ Lucas- Professional Sound Images
Monica Lucas- Professional Sound Images
Chance Mason- 316 Networks
Terry Storch- You Version Live
Tony Steward- You Version Live
Scott Magdalein- You Version Live
Kent Shaffer- You Version Live
Micah Davis- ParaTweet
Chris Capehart- ParaTweet
Stacy Coleman- Conexus Group
Tracy Polson- Conexus Group
Check out this great interview with Scott Harrison, the founder of charity: water, discussing the work of the organization and why clean water is so important. Scott also shares a compelling vision for the Church to raise 2 billion dollars on one Sunday, and what that could accomplish in the fight globally for clean water.
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/7853259[/vimeo]
Listen in to the latest Catalyst Podcast for a feature interview with Chuck Swindoll, founder of Insight for Living and best-selling author, pastor, and speaker.
You can listen here or download from itunes.
1. Ready to take the fall. 2. Willing to have to sacrifice.
3. Always informed enough to make the tough decision.
4. Constantly learning.
5. In touch with reality.
6. Able to plan for the future while leading in the present.
7. Quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. (Yikes!)
[feel free to add more to the list]
Five reasons why I read/subscribe to some tweets and not others: 1. You give me value. Maybe a great link, a quote, a stat, new website, etc.
2. You don't constantly pimp yourself. You are gracious and willing to talk about others.
3. You make me think. You make me laugh.
4. You tweet in moderation. No overtweeting. A nice steady stream of tweets.
5. You provide a personal connection, and because of that, I actually want to meet you in person.
1. On a Road Trip, and in need of a bathroom? Look for hotels, not gas stations. Hotel Lobby bathrooms are always clean, quiet, and restful, since no one who is staying at the hotel uses them. 2. Always ask. Renting a car? Ask for a free upgrade. Flying? Ask for an exit row seat for more legroom. Hotel room? Always ask for a king bed. Most of the time, if you are friendly, whoever is helping you will be friendly and helpful in return.
3. Snacks are crucial. Make sure you incorporate snack items into your travel at all times, especially on a long flight. Bring items with you, as very few airlines still offer good food anymore, even in first class. In part two I'll list my top ten favorite travel snacks.
4. Always carry on your luggage. This is a big one for flying. Allows for a quick exit from the airport, as well as flexibility in jumping on an earlier flight. If you pack sensibly, you can travel for several days with just a carry on.
The latest Catalyst Podcast features an interview with Tony Dungy, former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Ken Coleman and I talk about our favorite football stories, and share a few other thoughts related to leadership.
You can listen here or download from itunes.
On Tuesday, the Catalyst team and the National Community Church team squared off on the National Mall in DC for a showdown for the ages. A classic game of cornhole. Two rival teams both at the top of their game..... both ranked in the top 10 of all cornhole teams in the country. What you might call a slobberknocker..... Well, once the tally was in, it was clear who was the better bean bag throwers..... NCC dominated. And Mark Batterson actually beat me 21-1 in a mano e mano showdown. I had no chance. He is the Lebron James of Cornhole. At the top of his game. And it showed.
A rematch is in order at our place. Where we have low ceilings and different rules. But for now, NCC can hold the trophy. Congrats.
What a backdrop for a game of cornhole!!!!
Check out this great interview with Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love on Her Arms. Just found out that Jamie won the MTV Woodie Award last night. Beating out John Legend, Wyclef Jean, and Alicia Keys. Congrats!!
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/7695420[/vimeo]
Most of us aren't "experts" at relationships. Whether dealing with family, friends, co-workers, new acquaintances, or team members, we are all guilty of coming up short. It seems like every day I goof up in the way I relate, communicate, and lead. I'm sure this scenario applies to you right now, or will soon. A business deal gone bad. A conversation that was really tense. A mis-spoken word or hurtful phrase- either directed towards you or from you. Gossip behind your back that you know about, and so does the person who said it. Disagreements turned into frustration and now no communication.
Are there folks in your life right now who you are at odds with? Here are two thoughts on how to "restore" healthy and harmonious relationships with those around us.
1. Reach out first- don't wait on someone else to move toward you. Go ahead and confess, apologize, bring it up, or start the conversation. Even if you are not at fault. You need to lean in and reach out and move across the "center aisle" and intentionally make amends.
2. Move on- Don't hang on to something just so you can hold it over someone's head. Let it go. Restore the relationship, and restart the relationship immediately.
As you can tell from this clip, I'll be a featured vocalist on FEE's next album, as well as on their next tour in the spring....... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rROhVxwu7Y[/youtube]
1. "leadership functions on the basis of trust. When trust is gone, the leader soon will be." - John C. Maxwell 2. "you miss 100% of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky
3. "he who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else." - Benjamin Franklin
4. "no man ever listened himself out of a job." - Calvin Coolidge
5. "my God-given talent is my ability to stick with something longer than anyone else." - Herschel Walker
Eugene Cho recently launched One Days Wages, a Movement of People, Stories and Actions of Compassionate Justice to Fight Extreme Global Poverty.
He and the movement of One Days Wages are featured today in the NY Times.
Another great example of a "tribe" making a difference and leveraging influence for good.
Well, not really. LV Hanson, our National Road Trip guru for Catalyst, had the chance to hang with Seth Godin in his office yesterday. Seth was gracious enough to allow for a quick video interview. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/7565454[/vimeo]
I posted this over a year ago, but wanted to bring it back. The next 45 days can be the most unproductive of the year. Sideways energy can be rampant in your organization during this time. Now let's be clear, sideways energy is not the same as creating margin or "taking a break" during the Holiday season. Those are two different things completely. So let this be a reminder and a caution to keep your organization "sideways energy free."
Are you busy but not intentional? Do you feel like you are just spinning your wheels and not getting any traction? Could be you are dealing with way too much “sideways energy.” There is good energy and bad energy- and bad energy usually shows up as sideways… not because it is necessarily bad, but because it is usually a distraction.
- Sideways energy is showing up to work but spending two hours talking about what you should have done an hour and a half ago.
- Sideways energy is gossiping about your boss or co-workers. Sideways energy is procrastinating.
- Sideways energy is the same meeting eight times in a row regarding the same idea that still has yet to be implemented.
- Sideways energy is having three sales to close and not calling them back because you are asked to help clean up the office for the Christmas party .
- Sideways energy is an organizational or personal system that takes 4 weeks to move a sale through the process because there is too much bureaucracy.
- Paper shuffling is sideways energy. Dealing with the same problem multiple times is sideways energy. Too many cc’ed emails is sideways energy. Creating new policies for the company that everyone knows will never be implemented is sideways energy. Micromanaging is sideways energy. Lack of trust is sideways energy.
And many times, the reason sideways energy becomes such a regular happening is because there is pressure coming from all sides with an organization- the very top, your boss, and those who you are leading. And the side seems to be the only place to find some relief and maybe focus on something, even if it is not the right thing to be focused on at the time. And growth can cause pressure that facilitates MORE sideways energy. Ultimately, this all leads to a lack of focus, which causes pressure because you choose not to deal with reality and instead want to focus on things that ultimately don’t matter.
How to combat sideways energy? First, realize it exists and will paralyze an organization. Second, identity it and deal with it. Third, measure your productivity and create a system that will help you determine how much sideways energy you are creating, both for yourself as well as for your team. And finally, be clear on your goals and what the right kind of energy looks like for your team- if you model the right kind of energy, your team will follow in the same direction.
Thinking through the next several weeks/months of interviews for the Catalyst Podcast and also for some new video interviews for my blog. Would love to hear of any names to consider for upcoming interviews. Email me or leave a comment. And I'll add them to the list.
Seth Godin's book Tribes is one of my favorite leadership books of the last several years. And just thinking of a couple of examples of a tribe acting together for a greater good in the last couple of days: 1. Jon Acuff challenged his tribe today on his blog Stuff Christians Like to give $30,000 towards building a Kindergarten School for kids in Vietnam. His tribe stepped up: $30,000 raised in 18 hours. Done. And still going. You can get involved.
2. Jeff Shinabarger and I had the pleasure of joining Tony Wood at Generate last Wednesday at Crossroads in Corona, CA. Generate is a gathering of students and young professionals. Jeff mentioned Gift Card Giver and asked students to donate cards to those in need. Over $2500 in used gift cards were gathered from this tribe of young leaders on the spot. Out of their pockets and purses. A tribe that's been taught to be generous.
3. charity: water is up for $100,000 being given by Levi's to a worthy cause. The charity: water tribe has stepped up and passionately voted for the organization, and currently in the lead for the 100 K with 8 days left to vote. And you can vote here. Over 10 million raised for clean water in 3 years by charity: water. The power of a tribe.
4. Thousands attend the i-heart film in theaters across the US and Canada last Wednesday. Hillsong United correctly stewards the power of gathering shown by their tribe into changed hearts, changed perspective and a renewed focus on the least of these. Well done friends, well done.
What are you doing with your tribe?
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