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Michael Hyatt Blog : The Five Levels of Delegation

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:14:48 +0000

excellent. thanks, Michael. I've been experiencing tension in my new role. I've got really good staff. I can see where and why with this list. So far I've been leaning on the side of affirming initiative and decision-making in order to have people feeling empowering instead of watched and controlled. But I've had a couple of decisions or actions taken that surprised me. Thanks for helping me see why.

Michael Hyatt Blog : Candid Answers to Tough Leadership Questions: An Interview

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:28:28 +0000

Thanks for this. I appreciate your "distance mentoring" via your blog. I think I would have added a follow up to the best book question. You said the bible. So... What has been most impactful on your leadership from the bible -- (a) from Jesus/the Gospels, and (b) from elsewhere in the bible? (just to insure variety)

Michael Hyatt Blog : An Interview with Max Lucado

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:20:37 +0000

I'm a pastor looking for the best books to engage and expand the God-ward imagination of the people in my church. Our people are spiritually alive, inspired, and excited about our momentum -- in short, a great time to ride the wave with an inspiring challenge! I'm not only looking for yet another book to read myself, I'm looking for books I can blog, organize preaching around, and buy to give away. Oh yeah, I'm going to read it!

Michael Hyatt Blog : In Defense of Old Books

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:42:03 +0000

I certainly agree with Lewis. I led a men's small group through Mere Christianity over 8 months' time (not old by patristics standards, but still by someone who's deceased) and we found it to be the most relevant book we'd studied together. On the Incarnation is good. I also enjoyed St Athanasius' The Life of Antony. Very cool to see how the great saint learned from and was inspired by a Christian previous to him.

Michael Hyatt Blog : How to Retain More of What You Read

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:40:05 +0000

yep, it's especially helpful for capturing direct quotations for talks/presentations/writing. thanks for the tip for business cards -- allows me to pitch them quicker!

Michael Hyatt Blog : How to Retain More of What You Read

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:57:18 +0000

excellent. I've long worked at finding the best "take-away" system for all I read. This, plus some of the comments puts me on a better path. The only contribution I would have is that sometimes I simply snap a pic from my iPhone of a book page that I had to capture and file it in Evernote. easy and brainless, so not great for retention, but good for capturing and filing for later.

Michael Hyatt Blog : How to Better Track the Tasks You Delegate to Others

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:18:20 +0000

Thanks, Michael. As a pastor in a new congregation, leading a whole staff for the first time, this post is particularly helpful to me. I'm wrestling with how to delegate tasks while remaining responsible for outcomes, but not wanting to micro-manage my folks. I'll look forward to trying this out.

Michael Hyatt Blog : Forget Your Blog Stats and Just Write!

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:54:21 +0000

"Thoughts disentangle themselves over the lips and through the fingertips." Love this. A prominent pastor in my region said it like this: "How do I know what I think about something until I've heard what I have to say about it?" By the way, thanks for continuing to write.

Michael Hyatt Blog : In Defense of Books

Thu, 13 May 2010 03:20:22 +0000

Right on, Michael! I realized a few years ago that reading books had such a different affect on me as a learner, thinker, teacher, and leader. Mags, blogs, etc are fine for what they are, but they are no substitute for books. Might I suggest a quick little book to further underscore the point? Books are to be preferred for our development not only for long-form argument or extended imaginative engagement. Not only that, because it takes time to research, reflect, articulate the argument or develop the characters and plot, and write them, books almost by the nature of their creation/production have a more mature perspective than the immediate news cycle. The book is How the News Makes Us Dumb: The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society, by John Sommerville.

Michael Hyatt Blog : Book Notes: Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:43:26 +0000

Thanks for posting on the Heath bros. Made to Stick was outstanding. I saw Dan Heath give a presentation about a year ago on the Switch material to non-profit sector folks. He was excellent. I have been looking forward to the book ever since. I'm seeing them both at an event this week in Houston, where I'll get my copy. My recent post week with eugene peterson 1