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 The 2009 Leadership Summit:
The Pain Of Leadership
Brad Lindemann, President / CEO
Once again, the Ambassador Leadership Team attended the Willow Creek Leadership Summit via satellite on August 6 and 7. Once again, I left convinced that The Summit is the greatest leadership development value on the planet. "No pain, no gain" was a reoccurring theme this year. One faculty member particularly stood out as having experienced unimaginable pain in preparation for exponential gains in the organization he's led since 1993.
Wess Stafford is CEO of Compassion International, a Christian child advocacy ministry that currently helps over one million children in twenty-five countries. As an internationally recognized advocate for children in poverty, Wess's passion for the children he serves oozes from every pore of his body. When speaking on his favorite subject, Wess often has tears in his eyes and a lump in his throat. How appropriate that this man of such boundless compassion leads an organization called by his single greatest character trait. And, how typical of great leaders that such tremendous gains were only made possible by horrendous pain suffered over many years.
Wess Stafford's story is so poignant and powerful that I do not feel free to tell it here. There's something literally sacred about it. He brought The Summit house down with it and left founder, Bill Hybels, at a rare loss for words in the aftermath. His painful past is chronicled in the "Silent No More" chapter starting on page 143 in his book, Too Small To Ignore.
I'm still processing the painful prescription that I received from this year's Summit.
Continue reading Brad's article
How Facebook Is Affecting School Reunions
By Gilbert Cruz - June 15, 2009
Time.com
For decades, the routine has remained the same: a bunch of old classmates get together and catch up, settle (or renew) grievances and swap glory-days stories. Yet the ability to locate former classmates through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and, well, the Internet itself, has alumni organizations and other such groups wondering if the sun is setting on the traditionally organized reunion.
How Big is the Internet?
July 30, 2009
NEWS.com.au
There are about 150 web addresses per person in the world. Translated: If you spent just one minute reading every website in existence, you’d be kept busy for 31,000 years. Without any sleep.
20 Predictions of the Future (We're Still Waiting For)
July 30, 2009
Manolith.com
It’s human nature to fantasize about the future and predict what life might be like in the future. Over the past eight decades, there have been many wild and outlandish predictions of bizarre gadgets, structures and inter-planetary colonies, all published by magazines, newspapers, books and professors.
“If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
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