Yesterday I mentioned that we recently had Larry Osborne come in and spend some time with the Sun Valley Staff. In doing so we intentionally broke the time up into three focuses: time with our Executive team, time with our Elders, and time with our Staff from all 3 campuses. Below is Part-2 of some thoughts and take aways from our time together. Click here if you missed Part-1.
Why Some Teams Win and Most Lose
1. Winning Teams have Winning Players while Losing Teams have Good Players
- The Top 2 Determining factors of people who look like they’re going to succeed but actually fail:
- #1 Poor Relationships Skills (they don’t play well in the sandbox with others)
- #2 Inability to adapt (they could not handle midcourse correction and change)
- Top 2 Determining factors of successful people:
- #1 The ability to adapt (experts at midcourse corrections)
- #2 Strong Relationship Skills
2. Winning Teams Guard the Gate while Losing Teams let Anyone In
- Never ignore a lack of character because of an abundance of giftedness
- Never ignore a lack of people skills due to an abundance of bible skills
- It is not loving to kill the flock while you’re trying to be nice to one lamb
- Be careful of people of Christian “watch dogs”
3. Winning Teams make Unity a Priority while Losing Teams Treat it as an Afterthought
- Winning teams deliberately work on chemistry, they don’t take it for granted or assume it will happen
- Create fun in your team
4. Wining Teams Focus on their Mission while Losing Teams Focus on their Successes
- Mission Creep = You started with one mission and you are slowly seduced to chase after other missions because some sub-ministries become successful.
- When it comes to stopping ministries don’t just kill them, you go to jail for killing people. Starve them and let them die a natural death. There is an art to this.
5. Winning Teams Focus on Empowerment while Losing Teams Focus on Tenure
- Winning teams always have a farms system
- Losing teams chase excellence (perfectionism)
- Don’t ask who’s the best, ask who will be the best
- When tenure rules there’s never room for the young
- The Freshmen Always get Smaller Principle
6. Winning Teams Adapt for the Future while Losing Teams Long for the Past
- The good old days aren’t as good as they used to be
- What worked in the good old days won’t work in the current reality
- Winning teams embrace the present and pursue the future
7. Winning Teams have a Heart for the Little Guy while Losing Teams Expect Everyone to be a Leader
- Discipling people is not about making them leaders its about making followers of Jesus
- When you lose your hear for the little people you begin to use people
- Jesus didn’t hang around pagans, he hung around “consumer back of the line Christians”
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