In Jim Collins’ latest book Great by Choice, he and colleague Morten Hansen used extensive research to identify companies whose financial performance bettered their competition by at least a factor of 10 over the study period. Identifying these organizations and [...]
In one of the strangest names I’ve seen applied to a business principle, Jim Collins and Morten Hansen describe three key dimensions of what he calls "Productive Paranoia" in their book Great by Choice with the following chapter title: Leading Above [...]
All week long I’ve been posting excerpts and summaries from Great by Choice, the latest work by Jim Collins (assisted this time by Morten Hansen). Great by Choice asks a simple question:Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, [...]
Today marks the final post this week on Great by Choice, the recently released book by Jim Collins and his colleague Morten Hansen. In much the same was as Collins’ previous works (particularly Good to Great), Great by Choice is [...]
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Discern: The unimportance of practically everythingMany capable people are kept from getting to the next level of contribution because they can’t let go of the belief that everything is important. But an Essentialist has learned to tell the difference between [...]
Explore – How can we discern the trivial many from the vital few?The way of the Essentialist is to explore and evaluate a broad set of options before committing to any. Because Essentialists will commit and “go big” on only [...]
Play: Embrace the wisdom of your inner childEssentialists challenge the Nonessential logic that play is trivial. Instead, they celebrate play as a vital driver of creativity and exploration.The Nonessentialist: [...]
Eliminate: How Can We Cut Out the Trivial Many?It’s not enough to simply determine which activities and efforts don’t make the best possible contribution; you still have to actively eliminate those that do not. Clarify: One decision that makes a thousandA [...]
Edit: The invisible artBecoming an Essentialist means making cutting, condensing, and correcting a natural part of our daily routine – making editing a natural cadence in our lives.The Nonessentialist: [...]
Execute: How Can We Make Doing the Vital Few Things Almost Effortless?Essentialists invest the time they have saved by eliminating the nonessentials into designing a system to make execution look almost effortless.Buffer: the unfair advantageEssentialists accept the reality that we [...]
Do you like to think ahead as a church leader? Would you enjoy an online resource with a special focus on articulating and advancing your unique vision?That's what the VisionRoom is all about. And it's about to release.But before we [...]
I want you and your ministry to experience the benefits of stunning, God-given clarity. As a pastor turned vision coach, I’ve worked with an unprecedented variety of churches from growing mega-churches and missional communities, to mainline revitalization and church plants. I started several interconnected organizations that help the church embody the movement that Jesus founded. My visionary planning tools, the Vision Frame and the Horizon Storyline are used by thousands of churches every year through my calling to raise up other consultants and trainers. In 2004, I founded Auxano, which I sold to LifeWay and continued to lead until 2020. In 2014, I created Younique to deliver gospel-centered life design through the church. It is now the world's only comprehensive, open-source life plan system.
In 2023, I founded Run Free as my official team-based consulting shop. We deliver the most innovative Vision Framing experiences available to church teams through the "Pivvot Process" and to network/denominational leaders through the "Denominee Process." We also offer team coaching to church leaders using the "Performance Practices" of meta-performance executive coaching.
I've written seven books: Future Church, Church Unique, Younique, Clarity Spiral, God Dreams, Innovating Discipleship, and Building Leaders. I enjoy speaking about clarity, calling, disciple-making, and vision. It's all about helping one another do more than we can imagine. I co-locate in Houston and Chile with my wife, Romy, and the last of my four children, Poema.
If you are interested in Run Free's consulting offerings or want to discuss getting a LifePlan, just reach out to set up a conversation.
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