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Author Archives: Dr. Larry Perkins
323. A New “Black Swan” Event — a Good Learning Opportunity for a Church Board.
In blog article 40. ‘Black Swans’ In the Board Room I explained this term and how it relates to the operations of a church board. In the last two months the world has encountered another ‘black swan’ event in the … (read the rest)
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322. Refereeing and Coaching Good Listening within your Church Board.
Church board members come to meetings with diverse levels of listening skills. These range from individuals who have never consciously considered listening to be an important skill for organizational leaders to those who have developed an excellent listening posture. Some … (read the rest)
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321. If you want better decisions, plan better meetings.
Board leaders often lament the challenges they face in helping their board members reach good decisions in a timely way. And if the primary purpose of church boards is to make decisions to advance the mission, then the failure to … (read the rest)
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320. Anticipating — A Necessary Bit of Board Leadership.
The transition between years provides opportunity for a board’s leadership to do some “future-gazing,” in preparation for the challenges that will come in the next twelve months. This is not so much an exercise in prophecy, but rather a common-sense … (read the rest)
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319. Discerning Your Boards ‘Blind Spots’ — Engaging a Risk Assessment Process.
Everyone has blind spots — physical, cognitive, moral, relational and spiritual. Usually external voices have to point these out to us before we recognize them and become motivated to deal with them. What we do not know can in fact … (read the rest)
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