Global Leadership Summit 2016 Highlights

Fresh out of two days of the Global Leadership Summit, feeling like I’ve been trying to drink from a fire hydrant!  Two days of knowledge, experience, and wisdom-filled speakers all aimed at building up strong leaders.  I sat near the back, notebooks and pens all around me, without distraction and soaked it all in.  With each speaker, I mentally applied the principles to every aspect of my life…marriage, motherhood, home life, business, also gathering knowledge to pass along to Tim for application towards his own work.  My notebook is a jumbled mess, which was a good reflection of how my mind felt after so much rich knowledge.  The sediment now settled, I’m able to make sense of my notes…these are the most concentrated pieces, notes of the notes, items that spoke most heavily to my soul.  Putting this out there for myself, a solid place to find them in the chaos that may return.  How wonderful if they speak to someone else, as well. Clearly, I enjoyed some speakers better than others (T.D. Jakes - I'll be devouring all of his books, soon).  Broadcasts are global and I highly recommend anyone that is in business, wishes to be in business, works in a business, lives with other humans, or breathes the same air with other humans to attend this conference.  It's that good.

Bill Hybels – Senior Pastor Willow Creek Church, founder Global Leadership Summit

·         *  An organization is only as healthy as the top leadership wants it to be.  We have the mission to make it better

·        *   People really want to know how they are doing…it is cruel and unusual punishment to not let people on your team know how they are doing.

·        *   Leadership isn’t about time, it’s about energy.  It’s about where you focus your energy. How much energy do you put into each area of your life/ business?

·       *    Illusion of achievement: I’ll be satisfied if only I can reach this goal

·        *    Make space for love way down deep in your soul.

Alan Mulally – President and CEO Ford Motor Company, EVP with The Boeing Company

·        *   Must create a compelling vision and have relentless implementation

·        *   Work together, people first, everyone must know the vision and know their plan to get there

·        *   Henry Ford was driven to provide the opportunity to all mankind, not just those who could afford it.

Mark Schmidt – Lieutenant Colonel US Air Force Commander, 435^th Fighter Training Squadron

·        *   Stop talking about being religious, live it out. Living in a way that interacts with people in a way that inspires them and shows you care about people.

Ibukon Awosika – Chairman First Bank of Nigeria, Founder CEO The Chair Centre Group

·        *   With building furniture, you decide at the beginning what the end result will be.  You cannot start with bad processes and expect a good final result. (applies well with business, family, etc)

Melinda Gates – Co-Chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

·         *  All lives have equal value

·         *  World-wide, there is no difference in what we want for our children.  The only difference is our ability to give it to them.

·        *   Spiritual practices:  Take time in silence every day.  Don’t go to phone first thing in the morning.  Journal your prayers, praises, thoughts, worries. Incredibly important to have silent moments throughout the day in this busy and stressful world. 

·        *  You have to let your heart break for need, take it in and determine a way to make it better.

Jossy Chaco – Founder and President, Empart Inc.

·       *    Parable of the servant: Trusted with something, two multiplied, one buried in the sand and did nothing with his portion. Important to multiply and not hide your gift.

·        *   Trust what God has put into you…don’t worry about what others say because they haven’t seen the vision God has put into you.  Stay focused on that vision.

·       *   Opportunities are all around you…but only those that wish to multiply (only those that use their gifting) will see them. 

·         *  Be a Passionary…Find your passion and pursue it.  People will start to follow you.

·         *  Without risk, you move from pioneering to protecting. Risk is a friend, not an enemy.

·        *   We should be the most audacious leaders on this Earth because we do not have a spirit of fear.

Dr. Travis Bradberry – Author TalentSmart – Expert in Emotional Intelligence

·         *  Three Silver Bullets:

o   Get Stress under control – although a necessary emotion, it can cause degeneration and diminishes self-control

o   Clean Up Sleep Hygiene – Toxic proteins in brain can only be filtered when asleep.  No blue lights before bedtime

o   Get Caffeine under control – Don’t drink caffeine after noon.

Patrick Lencioni – Founder of The Table Group

·        *   Ideal Team Player – Humble (more interested in others and the greater good), Hungry (Strong work ethic, hate the idea of being a slacker…they get it done), Smart (emotionally smart – common sense around people, notice and adjust to other people)

Chris McChesney – Executive Franklin Covey – Author

·        *    Leaders struggle with changing behavior – we tend to blame others.

·        *    However, anytime the majority of people behave a certain way, it’s not the people, it’s the system.  Need to change the system.

·        *   Daily whirlwind activities will take up majority of time and any new goals will overwhelm.  Narrow focus to 2-3 goals in addition to daily whirlwind activities

·        *   Make sure the people around me feel like they are playing a high stakes, winnable game.  You will influence their life in amazing ways.

Erin Meyer – Professor at INSEAD

·        *    Don’t overlook bright eyes (someone eager for more information)

·         *  Cultural differences will influence how they receive your message/feedback, so keep that in account.

John C. Maxwell – Leadership expert, author and coach

·        *  Most people don’t live their life, they accept their life.

·        *   Five things John does every day:

o   Value people – Take steps to value others, are we going to spend our life connecting to people or correcting them?

o   Think of ways to add value to people – Intentional living requires upfront thinking – back-up thinking is repairing. Who am I going to see and how can I add value to their life?

o   Look for ways to add value- Keep your receptors aware…when you live in a way that is always looking, you’ll always find ways to add value. Actually add value to others – actionable, not just thinking

Bishop T.D. Jakes – Founder and Senior Pastor The Potter’s House

·       *    Life’s pursuit is to determine how much is in me – what else did God deposit?

·        *   Rip the lid off your gifts and use every single talent.

·       *   If you’re not doing something that scares you and that makes you pray more, you aren’t being challenged, you’re not growing.

·        *   Let the haters educate not distract. (eat the meat and leave the bones)

·        *   On your to-do list, you’ll always be incomplete.  The art is not to miss the same thing two days in a row (missed interacting with kids today, don’t miss it tomorrow)

·         *  God has given you more than your life shows, be fruitful, reimagine yourself.  You don’t want to die wondering what it would be like if you had just imagined and taken the chance.

Danielle Strickland – Senior officer The Salvation Army

·        *   The world is crying out for goodness, truth, fullness.

·         *  God calls us out for what we truly are, not what we feel right now.

Horst Schulze – CEO Capella Hotel Group, Founding President, The Ritz-Carlton Group

·      *    Determine your market segment so you can  give what it needs.

·      *     How to be successful:

o   Be more sufficient than your competition – produce it better (have to know what your customer wants)

o   Have to be efficient – find a way to make it cost less or determine what is really required (don't cut costs, work more efficiently)

·        *   Hospitality – the customer wants:

o   Perfect product

o   Timely service

o   That you care – this  point drives satisfaction more – they can receive a faulty product at times but will return if you made them feel worthy.

·        *   Treat your guests as if they were Jesus Christ himself.

·        *   Greeting customer when they arrive and when they leave with humility.

·        *   Hiring – select the right person for the bus.  Align them to your destination and give them purpose. Show them how it benefits them to do well.

·       *    Don’t hire for a function, hire them to make a business better – they should help grow and reach excellence.

 

Wilfredo De Jesus – Senior Pastor New Life Covenant Church

·        *   How can we integrate faith into business – in a way that lives it out, not choking them on it.

·       *    Everyone benefits when a leader gets better.

·        *   When a leader stops learning, they stop leading.

·       *    Christians are the salt and the light - not just a fluffy compliment – we are to provide flavor and light to a dark and flavorless world.