Hugh Ballou on March 2nd, 2010

Know the score.

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Hugh Ballou on February 23rd, 2010

Doug Lawrence has written a blog titled 7 Questions for your worship point person… at Church Central (http://www.churchcentral.com/blog/7-Questions-for-your-worship-point-person…- ) While reading the post I realized that it is of paramount importance. Of all the leadership skills important to the Transformational Leader, listening is certainly on the top of that list! This is not passive, uninvolved listening. This is active listening.

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Hugh Ballou on February 22nd, 2010

Transformational Leadership is about the vision and Charismatic Leadership is about the leader. The ethics and authenticity of the Transformational Leader are critical to the vision and, ultimately to the transformation itself. Therefore, the transformation of the leader is inherent in the process.

The Transformational Leader is the champion and cheerleader of the cause. The cause itself must be worthy in the long term or the transformation and the organization will suffer. This becomes apparent as the process unfolds and the process will break down. For example, the current economic situation in the world is not about faulty economic systems, it is about failure in leadership!

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Hugh Ballou on February 17th, 2010

An agenda is the killer of productivity in meetings. Focus on specific outcomes expressed as deliverables instead. Drive for excellence on outcomes in all activities and you will create the DNA for excellence for your organization and yourself. Hugh Ballou, The Transformational Leadership Strategist.

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Hugh Ballou on February 16th, 2010

Life is defined by lack of attention,
whether it be to cleaning windows
or trying to write a masterpiece.

- Nadia Boulanger

In his post, The Art of Balance, the Art of Leadership, Don Frederiksen commented, “I have always thought that my music background brought creativity, dimension and balance to my thinking and work.” Wow, that really resonates with me having been a musical conductor for over 40 years. I realize daily how important the leadership skills that a conductor knows are really valuable to leaders in other fields.

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Hugh Ballou on February 16th, 2010

Things are going to get a lot worse
before they get worse.

- Lily Tomlin

How bad does it need to get before you do something about it (“IT” is the processes and systems in your organization)

In reading a post by Guy Kawasaki on the American Express OPEN Forum site, I found this comment, “Act like a prospective customer and call your company to see how the phone system and receptionist treat you.” It made me think about checking on systems that I have implemented. Are the system going as I perceive, or are they just appearing to be effective? Hmmm… Now I an wondering how I can really check. This comment really gave me a paradigm shift. It’s time to play the part of a customer or church member and look at the systems in my organization from their point of view. What a great idea!

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Hugh Ballou on February 16th, 2010

Coming together is a beginning,
staying together is progress,
and working together is success.

- Henry Ford

In reading a blog post by Jeffry Harlow in Unpacking Ideas, I was motivated by this comment, “In short, the heart of transformational leadership is that everyone involved in our organization has confidence that our leadership team believes in, clings to, and tenaciously implements our mission.”

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Hugh Ballou on February 16th, 2010

Human beings,
by changing the inner attitudes
of their minds,
can change the outer aspects
of their lives.

- William James

I just read a post by Mac Lake titled When Leaders Fall into Maintenance Mode. Which reminded me of some leaders I have net recently who have given up on the church and on themselves.

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Hugh Ballou on February 1st, 2010

Build your leadership skills with The Definitive Leader program a full transformational leadership skills strategy for building consensus and resolving conflict. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hugh Ballou on February 1st, 2010

The Definitive Leader program is a 13-module, 52-week intensive program on all aspects of Transformational Leadership. With 52 downloadable lessons, 13 bonus lessons, and 10 templates. Read the rest of this entry »

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