Barnabas File

I usually come away from the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit with ideas to pursue, new books to read, and at least one new “person of interest”—someone I did not know about before and whose work I would like to learn more about. The speaker who was the “person of interest” for me this year was Chris McChesney, the Global Practice Leader of Execution for Franklin Covey.  McChesney is the co-author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution and is a very dynamic presenter.  He emphasized something that most leaders have learned the hard way—developing strategy is easier than executing that strategy (just ask any church that has produced a strategic plan and never looked at it again).  He explained that execution involves people and a change in human behavior which is often hampered by the system in which they function.  His insights were helpful and I look forward to reading the book. Another speaker that I anticipated hearing was Erin Meyer, an instructor ...