H3 Leadership (pt3) by Brad Lomenick

"You must lead people the way they want to be led, not the way you want to be led."

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"Asking the opinion of your team members gives them dignity."

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"Effective leaders lead themselves first."

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"The patterns we cultivate shape the person we become."

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"The path to being a better leader is paved with the asphalt of the habits we develop."

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"Self-discovery is not a practice you complete, but a posture you cultivate."

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"Your realness will attract the next generation way more than your relevancy."

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"Leaders must learn to be faithful to what is in front of them."

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"Spend most of your time worrying about the most important things."

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"Always be on the lookout for people who are doing things right, and recognize it."

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"Leaders don’t learn when they are talking; they learn when listening. The more you listen, the smarter you become."

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"Leaders imagine a different future and change the order of things, regardless of title or position."

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"Ask those around you how you can get better."

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"Serving God should elevate our level of excellence in every part of our lives, not lower it."

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"The vast majority of thriving leaders arrived at their current positions through years of toil and sacrifice."

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"Done is better than perfect."

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"If you must have a meeting, focus on solving a problem/creating a solution, not just informing people on what you could have emailed."

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"When you prioritize your team, your team will prioritize you."

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"If you don’t manage your schedule, it will become impossible to manage."

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"Don’t assume your team knows what you need from them."

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"Culture building is too important to delegate."

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"We can do more together than we can do on our own."

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"People will follow the person not the position."

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"It’s often the smallest touches that make the biggest differences."

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“'You decide' is a really powerful phrase for leaders."

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"Be the leader you wish you’d had."

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"Making your organization healthy is one of the top roles you have as a leader."

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"Learning to unwind is a discipline the must be practiced. You must find time to stop moving, stop work, and stop problem solving."

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"Life is about decisions. If you want to change, make a decision."

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"The platform should be for service, not for stardom."

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All quotes were from Brad Lomenick in his book: H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. You can purchase his book here.

H3 Leadership (pt2) by Brad Lomenick

Lead yourself. How can you attempt to lead others until you embrace this simple truth? - Seth Godin

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Ask lots of questions from all kinds of people and then listen! - Brian Wurzell

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All our best efforts are worthless unless leaders ask God to open them to learning and creating. - Matt Carter

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Find a single leader in the space or place you desire to grow, and study them intensely. - Brian Wurzell

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People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed. - C.S. Lewis

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God made you for a purpose; He made you for a plan. There’s nobody who can be you except you. - Rick Warren

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You can teach what you know, but you will reproduce what you are. - Nicky Gumbel

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We must remember that we don’t find our identity; we receive our identity from God. - Dave Lomas

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Awareness increases as speed decreases. - Pete Wilson

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Leadership functions on the basis of trust. When trust is gone, the leader will soon be. - John Maxwell

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Leaders have to be bold and open when it comes to uncomfortable situations. - Brene’ Brown

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There is no way to look at Jesus and not have humility flood your life. - Kristian Stanfill

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The spotlight will kill you if you haven’t spent time in the darkroom. - Christine Caine

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It is better to be in anonymity and to be marked by God than be in the spotlight and be marketed by man. - Christine Caine

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Listening is central to the development of humility. - Dan Rockwell

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Pride refuses to be taught, humility refuses not to be. - Brian Houston

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Humility is about letting others have a shot, even if we think we have the right answer. - Simon Sinek

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Leaders must begin with the end in mind. - Stephen Covey

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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. - President Jimmy Carter

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When you’re faced with a problem, try solving it three different ways. - Cass Langton

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The stakes are too high for us to die with small vision. - Louie Giglio

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Do one thing every day that scares you. - Eleanor Roosevelt

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Excellence is not perfection, it’s simply giving God your very best. - Perry Noble

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Surround yourself with people who will challenge you when you’re pushing too hard or too easy. - Jon Acuff

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In a culture where quitting is normal, be crazy enough to stay committed, foolish enough to be faithful, and stupid enough to stick with it. - Robert Made

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It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. - Bobby Knight

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You can’t building a reputation on what you’re going to do. - Henry Ford

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However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. -  Winston Churchill

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Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. - Peter Drucker

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Always leave a place or person better than you found it. - Propaganda (a rapper)

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Leadership can be one of the most difficult journeys for any person to take.- Simon Sinek

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What are you doing to inspire your team on a daily basis? - Lysa Terkeurst

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If you want to be an expert on something, study it for an hour a day, a few hours a week, over five years. - Lysa Terkeurst

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Let people do what you have asked them to do, but let them do it the way they would like to. - Joel A’bell

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Use what’s in your hand to fulfill what’s in your heart. - Brian Houston

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You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things. - Mother Teresa

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You have to guard the time that you rest and replenish. - Craig Groeschel

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It’s never too early to think about succession. - Jim Daly

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If you claim to be a Christian leader but do not have humility, then you are simply a leader, not a Christian leader. - Jim Daly

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All quotes were from Brad Lomenick's book: H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. You can purchase his book here.

H3 Leadership (pt1) by Brad Lomenick

"Leadership is more than hard work; it is habitual work."

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"Leaders can easily forget that people follow them, in large part, because of who they are. So you should own it."

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"Don’t try to be a perfect leader, just work on being an authentic one."

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"The organization’s mission should always be more important than any individual’s personal ambition."

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"Great leaders make everyone around them better."

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"Leaders honor others by showing up early and finishing on time."

"If you’re not learning, you’re not leading to your full potential."

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"Public service requires private submission. Deep roots allow for further reach."

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"Character is like oxygen—it is something we often don’t think about until it is depleted." 

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"What is rewarded gets repeated."

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"People long to be a part of something bigger than themselves."

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"Leaders who don’t communicate their vision are no better than leaders who have no vision to communicate."

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"Every leader should be working toward daily goals and legacy goals."

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"Be faithful with where you are and what you’ve been given."

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"Great leaders are great finishers."

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"Want to build a community? Make collaboration part of your DNA."

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"Sabbath means pausing so that you can connect with God."

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"If you’re hustling but not resting, you need to rework your schedule."

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"Use your platform to help others and put others on it."

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"Habits create sustainable action out of chaotic energy."

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"Talent and ability may help get you to the top, but it takes character and integrity to stay there."

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"Innovation is failing over and over until it works."

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"The more people speak into the process, the more people will respect the product." 

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"If you want your team to be courageous, give them the chance to lead early and often." 

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"I would rather fail at pursuing my calling with courage and passion than succeed at something that doesn’t really matter."

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"Take time to build courage over time by taking risks in everyday and ordinary matters."

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"All leaders can find way to love and appreciate their people and help their people build relationships with each other."

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"A habit of conviction means doing what is right instead of doing what is easy."

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"We impress people through our strengths, but we truly connect with people through our weaknesses and areas of struggle."

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"Excellence is what helps a leader and an organization move from competent to exceptional, from good enough to soaring heights."

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All quotes were from Brad Lomenick in his book: H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. You can purchase his book here.