I’ve posted thoughts on this before, but this is really good:
(via Matt Perman)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NpRqDIUGJc&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Quotes from it:
- I read one or two leadership books a month out of sheer discipline
- I don’t ask myself if I feel like reading another book
- I NEED to read
- I have to take responsibility
- I have some people that I have been given charge to lead well
- I have to read to get better as a leader
- I’m asking you: Take responsibility for your leadership development and read more
- I’m asking you to get around other leaders who are better than you
- Every 30 days, ask “who can I get lunch or dinner with?”
- “Who can I get around who’s been where I haven’t been. And how can I ask them the right questions to stretch myself and get better?”
A few takeaways:
- I need to figure out how to do this better – I think maybe cutting out internet before bed. For some reason the Kindle app on the iPad has helped me do this more (read instead of surf).
- I plan on having my team watch this – to continue to reinforce a culture of self-development. I talked to a Cru staff member this summer who read 20 books on building movements last fall (in one semester!)! He takes this seriously.
- I try to seize opportunities to meet with leaders during the summer (especially at Staff Conference) but I wonder what this looks like during the busyness of the year?