by David Phillips | Jun 1, 2011 | Books, Decentralization, Doctoral Studies, Leadership, missional leadership
This continues our look at the book, The Starfish and the Spider. A champion is relentless in promotion a new idea.‚ Catalysts are charismatic, but champions take it to the next level.‚ A catalyst’s charisma has a sublety to it.‚ Catalysts inspire and...
by David Phillips | May 10, 2011 | Decentralization, Doctoral Studies, Leadership, missional leadership
This continues our look at the book, The Starfish and the Spider. According to the authors, the second of the five legs in a decentralized organization is the catalyst. This is a very important leg because this is a major part of the formation of the circle or system....
by David Phillips | Apr 11, 2011 | Books, Decentralization, Doctoral Studies, Leadership, Missional, missional leadership
We’ll be looking over the next few weeks at the book, The Starfish and the Spider.‚ To begin our discussion of this book, I want to list the eight principles of a decentralized system they describe in the book.‚ The are essential to our look at open systems...
by David Phillips | Mar 30, 2011 | Decentralization, Leadership
We often find ourselves running from the system.‚ The system creates for us an unbearable expression of authority, crying to be deconstructed and reconstructed.‚ To do so would require the approval of those who operate the system and thrive in its authority.‚ ...
by David Phillips | Mar 10, 2011 | Books, Culture, Decentralization, Doctoral Studies, Evangelism, Leadership, Ministry, Missional, missional leadership
This continues our look at the book, The Starfish and the Spider. All catalysts draw upon similar tools. Genuine Interest in Others. To a catalyst, people are like walking novels. Information that most of us barely listen to is pure gold to a catalyst. And we can tell...
