Day one of Catalyst, Patrick Lencioni spoke. It was an incredible speech about job misery. I have heard Patrick speak a few times and even though he is completely ADD, ADHD, and INSANE, the content is great. Check this out:
Anonymity - All humans have a need to be known. If no one knows you you’ll end up in misery. This means WE MUST BE INTERESTED IN OUR STAFF and OUR TEAMS. The power of getting to know people is INCREDIBLE.
Irrelevance – People need to know that they are making a difference in other people’s lives. As a Pastor, I need to constantly remind people that we ARE changing lives. Not just making videos, filing papers, mailing letters, designing mailers, making phone calls, managing web-sites, etc…RATHER, CHANGING LIVES.
Immeasurement – Everyone needs some form of measurement. We need to measure what we do that is relevant though. Everyone needs to be able to say “this is my job, this is what I do, and this is how WELL I do it.”
