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Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:53:08 -0000

Lori, I consider you very qualified to comment. We (artists/creatives) can learn a lot from your words. Curious to hear how others would respond to this... Creative types - Can you respond to Lori's thoughts?

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:50:20 -0000

Isaac, thanks for attending the session. I look forward to connecting again as well. If there is anything I can do to assist you on your journey, please let me know.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:49:25 -0000

Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad the discussion was worthwhile. I didn't have a ton of time to prepare and was honored to see so many people in that session. 99% - so good. Maybe we'll see each other there.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:48:35 -0000

Thank you for sharing your thoughts Glenn!

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:38:33 -0000

Yes. We must hold the darkness AND the light.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:37:21 -0000

Please, please, please continue to share and don't give into the temptation to bottle up your voice. Art has the potential to reach hearts in ways a sermon never could. Both are to be highly valued and I pray that your leaders will come to realize this themselves.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:34:24 -0000

Grace. No one has said this yet Cliff. Thank you for that. I hope that for you also.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

Lori Zimbardi — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:29:51 -0000

So I may be out of my realm of service and not qualified to comment since I am not an artist but... I serve in a ministry for my church so I have a different perspective but hopefully it fits here. My biggest obstacle with our creative team and it's leadership is that all ideas must be their ideas. They are amazing but there is little mind expansion to see a design idea or concept that is not their own taste and style. Our creative team creates all of our media, videos, handouts, t-shirts etc. Anything that is visual for all ministries must be approved by the creative team. I have begged and pleaded for our visual team to see things "other" ways not just how Marvel comics would see them. I would love to see our leaders open to consider what different segments and demographics of our church may respond to creatively.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:26:40 -0000

A great book on this in Ron Carucci's, Leadership Divided - http://www.amazon.com/Leade...

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:25:43 -0000

So good. So important.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:25:28 -0000

Lauren, I truly hope you can get this from your leadership.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:24:28 -0000

Well said. What a great 'third way' posture. We can learn a lot from you Lori. Thanks for sharing!

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:22:10 -0000

Yes! This is so important Rob. Thank you for saying it. Without someone to run it, there would be no spotlight in the first place!

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:21:24 -0000

I agree. Vision for me is almost always the most important thing!

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:19:17 -0000

I think Twyla Tharp said that as well. Let your failed pieces be the spine that holds the new thing you would have never come up with out failing first.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:18:17 -0000

The quintessential both/and. Time and Deadline.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:17:42 -0000

'Embrace the renegades. Don't fire them.' So good. Can we hold the idea that yes, we are a little different, and yet not wear it as a badge of honor? Artists may be different, but certainly not better or more special.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:27 -0000

Thanks Jeff for your words. Yes - if no community, then what the what are we really doing? And what are we doing it for!? Well said.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:14:23 -0000

Ah yes. Proximity and relationship. The work can often so easily subvert relationship. Ugh. Let us all pray for leaders who are more available.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:13:03 -0000

Well said. Vision. Vision. Vision.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:12:32 -0000

I love what you said about being part of big picture discussions. We must always hold the vision that even the most menial tasks are part of something much bigger. Luck to you!

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:10:14 -0000

Dean, you've spoken your frustration well. I hope that your leadership will hear your words and respond.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:09:23 -0000

Thank you for sharing that link. I hope deeply that you can get these things from your leadership. Risk, opportunity for failure, and trust. Well said friend.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:08:00 -0000

Love it. I oscillate from very sensitive to nearly cold. Hopefully you can live somewhere in the middle and listen well to your critics. I'd also encourage you to push your leadership to better define those words, "fun, creative, edgy." What exactly to your leaders mean by those words? Obviously they aren't always helpful for you - or me, for that matter.

Re: What Do You Need From Your Leaders?

blainehogan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:05:45 -0000

Agreed. I hope you can lead your organization into a reality that includes all three.