Jude 2

I heard John Maxwell this morning and he was emphasizing relationships. He said, "People don't quit companies (or churches)....they quit people."

DeWayne

eventually organizations will "Get It" PG, Dr. Ron, myself and a host of others have cried this for years, years, and years.

One of maxwells statements that cause me to take a long look at my style of leadership was; " People will not buy into your vision, until they buy into you." and buying into you can only come through real time relationships

All our college campuses are required to teach John maxwells "21 irrefutable laws of leadership." and Steven Covey's " 7 highly effective habits of successful people". Even in remote areas....because no matter where one pastors in the city, village, or remote regions, in the US or a developing nation......leadership is all about relations

"A leader is a person who has the ability to get people to do what they don't want to do, and like it."

Harry S Truman

Quoted from Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer, J. Oswald Sanders

Maxwell is a great speaker and writer. I don't think I've ever read anything of his that I didn't like.

I think it was the first time I'd heard him in person and everyone loved him. He was very warm and insightful, also seemed to be very humble in his approach. Instead of "try it the way I succeeded," it was more like "don't try the ways I failed."

Other highlights of my recent trip were Max Lucado, Donald Miller, Chris Seay and Andy Andrews, who is mostly a corporate speaker but an incredibly effective folksy communicator.