Comments on: The Enemy of Creativity And the Achilles Heel Of Leadership http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-enemy-of-creativity-and-the-achilles-heel-of-leadership.html Some thoughts on the intersection of church, leadership, and technology. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rodlie Ortiz http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-enemy-of-creativity-and-the-achilles-heel-of-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-12232 Rodlie Ortiz Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1093#comment-12232 That's a wonderful idea, Josh. I think it's perfect for any senior pastor. Yeah, it's certainly not a week off as we always stay busy ;) That’s a wonderful idea, Josh. I think it’s perfect for any senior pastor. Yeah, it’s certainly not a week off as we always stay busy ;)

]]> By: Josh Kelley http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-enemy-of-creativity-and-the-achilles-heel-of-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-12219 Josh Kelley Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1093#comment-12219 Good post and I completely agree. One of the best things I do to not enter his busy mode is having one of my other elders preach about once a month. That week is still a full work week for me, but it is mostly spent on forward thinking. Good post and I completely agree. One of the best things I do to not enter his busy mode is having one of my other elders preach about once a month. That week is still a full work week for me, but it is mostly spent on forward thinking.

]]> By: Rodlie Ortiz http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-enemy-of-creativity-and-the-achilles-heel-of-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-669 Rodlie Ortiz Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1093#comment-669 Hahaha...not totally sure what a marketing terrorist is...but it doesn't sound good. NS is a machine for sure. Way to much for me, though. It comes across as being all about making money sometimes. Hahaha…not totally sure what a marketing terrorist is…but it doesn’t sound good. NS is a machine for sure. Way to much for me, though. It comes across as being all about making money sometimes.

]]> By: chris b http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-enemy-of-creativity-and-the-achilles-heel-of-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-666 chris b Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1093#comment-666 No... I agree... we need to create margins in order to be creative. The irony is that by creating a schedule and planning ahead, it actually gives us more time to be creative. This is something that seemed counterintuitive to me years ago... and yet I'm still constantly working to try and keep ahead of myself so I don't default into reactionary mode. I hate when leaders lead that way. I've read the two blogs you've included here... but it's good to promote your work... hey, keep it up and someday you'll arrive at the level of being a marketing terrorist... have you been getting mentored by N. Searcy? LOL ... :-) No… I agree… we need to create margins in order to be creative. The irony is that by creating a schedule and planning ahead, it actually gives us more time to be creative. This is something that seemed counterintuitive to me years ago… and yet I’m still constantly working to try and keep ahead of myself so I don’t default into reactionary mode. I hate when leaders lead that way.

I’ve read the two blogs you’ve included here… but it’s good to promote your work… hey, keep it up and someday you’ll arrive at the level of being a marketing terrorist… have you been getting mentored by N. Searcy? LOL … :-)

]]> By: Rodlie Ortiz http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-enemy-of-creativity-and-the-achilles-heel-of-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-665 Rodlie Ortiz Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1093#comment-665 Hahaha...you're funny...and I like the process you mention: filtering, prioritizing, strategizing, etc. Very nice. For me the head time is about what's coming ahead and what you can do about them. For example, I try to devote one day a week to think and work on future projects and future vision stuff. I have a million of them to do, but if I'm always busy working on all the regular stuff I'll never really get ahead. When i do my schedule for the week, I funnel certain tasks into the purpose I set for each day. I write about those principles below in those two posts. http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/03/how-to-maximize-your-schedule.html http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/03/the-case-for-finishing-early.html Hahaha…you’re funny…and I like the process you mention: filtering, prioritizing, strategizing, etc. Very nice. For me the head time is about what’s coming ahead and what you can do about them. For example, I try to devote one day a week to think and work on future projects and future vision stuff. I have a million of them to do, but if I’m always busy working on all the regular stuff I’ll never really get ahead. When i do my schedule for the week, I funnel certain tasks into the purpose I set for each day. I write about those principles below in those two posts.

http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/03/how-to-maximize-your-schedule.html
http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/03/the-case-for-finishing-early.html

]]> By: chris b http://www.modernekklesia.com/2010/06/the-enemy-of-creativity-and-the-achilles-heel-of-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-664 chris b Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.modernekklesia.com/?p=1093#comment-664 Totally agreed. However, plenty of "head time" and ideas can also generate an overwhelmingly long list of tasks, which must also be filtered, prioritized, strategized, and then implemented. So while I agree with you... perhaps a follow up blog about what to do with that creative time, and then how to make it useful. Hey, I mean after all, if you're going to give us this much, you've got to give us more... another "to-do" for your list. :-) Totally agreed. However, plenty of “head time” and ideas can also generate an overwhelmingly long list of tasks, which must also be filtered, prioritized, strategized, and then implemented. So while I agree with you… perhaps a follow up blog about what to do with that creative time, and then how to make it useful. Hey, I mean after all, if you’re going to give us this much, you’ve got to give us more… another “to-do” for your list. :-)

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