A group of people working together toward the same goal is natually doomed to failure.   We are all different and  we all have a different idea of what the same goal is.  Daily leadership and constant reminders and crystal clear vision is required to bring all of us together, moving in the same direction.  It is amazing that anything happens in groups with the criteria being so tough.  I am praying for God to bring those things to our team.  Only He can any way.  I can’t.

I had a run of great meetings yesterday. They were focused. They were full of people heading in the same direction. We were being creative and using the gifts that God had given to each of us. Looking back, yesterday was probably the best day in a long while. It seemed like we were actually going somewhere.

I will attempt to not take for granted a group of people working well together. What a gift.

I am not totally sure I am a fan of Obama, but I have to say that he not only has a great speech writer, but he can deliver the lines! In his acceptance speech, he talked about reaching up and bending the arc of history. I thought it was such a moving picture. To have control of history. To be able to affect history. To be an influence on the future.

I think that as a production person, I always assumed that someone else would make sure things were going well. That someone else would figure out how to solve the problems we were facing. I am in a season right now where I see problems and wonder if anyone is going to do anything about them. I don’t know if anyone knows what to do or maybe think they don’t have the freedom to do anything.

Obama’s speech has got me thinking. I need to be willing to create the future I see. I have to be willing to put myself on the line and make the changes I think need to happen. I need to reach up and bend that sucker. I can’t wait for someone else to grab it.

It is amazing to me how important a mission statement and values are. I used to think they were a waste of time, which, at the time, they probably were. But without a framework, how can anybody work together to get anything done? How can we agree on what success looks like without knowing what success looks like?

We have been struggling with this lately here. Each person has their own idea of what matters and what doesn’t. Their own idea of what a homerun is. Their own idea of success.

Even though the idea of sitting down and working through what the point is, sounds awful. Do it. When it is all over, everyone will be on the same page, headed for the same goal. Success (or failure) will be obvious…or at least more obvious.

Now I’m serious!  This is that place that I am going to post my learnings and not get too serious about them.  For me, it takes a long time to figure out what to say, but I think I am up for it.  Nothing fancy.  Short and to the point.