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Bill Hybels describes the last three of his 5 Intangibles of Leadership. Leaders must develop the key self-leadership qualities of resourcefulness, self-sacrificing love and a clear sense of meaning. These intangibles will exponentially increase leadership effectiveness. This episode is part two of two episodes.
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Bill Hybels
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Jared C. Wilkins
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SUMMARY:
Bill Hybels describes the last three of his 5 Intangibles of Leadership. Leaders must develop the key self-leadership qualities of resourcefulness, self-sacrificing love and a clear sense of meaning. These intangibles will exponentially increase leadership effectiveness. This episode is part two of two episodes.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Intangible #3: Resourcefulness
- Resourceful people are quick learners; they “figure it out.”
- Individuals with learning agility are promoted twice as fast.
- The primary way to develop resourcefulness is to move into dysfunctional situations and experiment a way forward.
- Bill develops emerging leaders by placing them on short-term task forces to solve real problems.
Intangible #4: Self-Sacrificing Love
- In the Old Testament, the future King David is given a rag-tag group of followers and he loves them into a tightly-knit unit.
- Self-sacrificing love is at the very core of leadership.
- Love results in a supernatural transformation over time.
- B’s sacrificial love changed the direction of Bill’s life and is the reason he founded Willow Creek Community Church.
- Self-sacrificing love starts with the senior leader.
Intangible #5: A Sense of Meaning
- Simon Sinek: Most people are disconnected from the “why” of their organizations.
- Leaders need to identify what is at the absolute core of their “white-hot why.”
- The message of Christ’s love transformed Bill’s life. His "white-hot why" is helping other lives become transformed.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
- Bill identifies the last three of his 5 Intangibles of Leadership: Resourcefulness, Self-Sacrificing Love and A Sense of Meaning. In the space below, identify which of these intangibles you most need to develop at this time:
The “intangible” I need to develop is: ___________________________________________________________
- As Bill was talking about the “intangible” you identified above, what specifically struck you from his insights?
- What one thing you could do today to build yourself in this intangible?
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Korn Ferry
David McCullough
The Wright Brothers
King David
1 Samuel 22:2
2 Samuel 23:16
1 Corinthians 13:8
Gallup Thriving Organizational Survey
Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian (“Dr. B”)
1 Corinthians 14
Simon Sinek’s TED talk How Great Leaders Inspire Action
The Real Life MBA by Jack & Suzy Welch
Bob Buford
Top Box
Steve Jobs
Howard Schultz
Rich Stearns
Lenox China
Mother Teresa
Billy Graham
Ephesians 2:7-8
RELATED LINKS:
Bill Hybels
Willow Creek Community Church
The Global Leadership Summit