Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Leaders should aim not to be a bottleneck in the process of building a healthy and growing organization. In manufacturing, a bottleneck is defined as “A point of congestion in a system that occurs when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than that point can handle them.” (Investopedica.com) In an organization, the bottleneck can be the leader.

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Ron Edmondson

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Andy Stanley was the first session speaker. Andy began by saying, “ My favorite pastor is present today. He was my pastor the whole time I grew up. ” He was paying tribute to his father Charles Stanley. I love when he does that. Keeping with the theme of Catalyst this year to Be Present, Andy challenged leaders to consider their presence with these statements: The more successful you are the less accessible you will become.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Notes from Jim Collins , the best-selling author of “Good to Great”, talk at Catalyst: Jim says he loves young leaders and is excited to share findings from his newest book “Great by Choice”, which was produced after 9 years of research. The book aimed to find out what separates some decisions from others; good leaders from great leaders.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Francis is passionate about God and His glory. Anyone having ever reading his books or listened to his messages would confirm that fact. Francis started with a confession. He struggles with being present. (The theme of this week’s conference.). Has that ever been you? (I’m guilty of that.). Francis says, “There’s nothing worse than having a conversation with someone who is not present.” The title Catalyst gave Francis for his talk: His presence matters.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Dave Ramsey is becoming a culture-changer. His methodical and wise approach to living has put him in a influential position within society. The mega money management advisor shared Biblical principles, quoting Proverbs frequently, as he challenged the Catalyst audience to live wiser. Dave shared five things that matter today in any organization: People matter – In the middle of a transactional culture, you need to be intentionally relational.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Ben Reed is a note-taking genius. He’s also one a great small groups pastor, leader and friend. He writes a great blog too! Check it out HERE. I had some pastoral work to catch up on tonight, so Ben was gracious to guest post for me for the last session at Catalyst today: Here is a guest post from Ben Reed : Judah Smith , presented the closing session for Thursday night at Catalyst 2011.

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