Catalyst Session #3

Posted by Ryan Geiger on October 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

10:33 AM ryangeiger - Malcolm Gladwell is a best-selling author of Outliers, Blink and The Tipping Point.
10:33 AM ryangeiger - www.gladwell.com
10:33 AM ryangeiger - Malcolm is giving an extend illustration from the Civil War
10:36 AM ryangeiger - Miscalibration is having excess confidence in a decision. It’s thinking you know more than you actually do.
10:36 AM ryangeiger - Incompetance annoys me, overconfidence scares me
10:37 AM ryangeiger - We like overconfidence when it comes to the brain surgeon assuring us that everything is going to be okay, even if it is not going to be.
10:38 AM ryangeiger - Overconfidence in some cases will put our nerves at ease
10:40 AM ryangeiger - Hooker vs. Lee in Civil War. You can read the history of it here at Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
10:41 AM ryangeiger - He is comparing Hooker to the financial collapse we are dealing with today. Overconfidence is the fall
10:43 AM ryangeiger - Overconfidence has the potential to lead to irresponsibility
10:44 AM ryangeiger - The world around is changing but you can’t see it because of your overconfidence
10:47 AM ryangeiger - Hooker was let go and that was during a time that we let go of incompentant leaders
10:48 AM ryangeiger - In times of crisis we think we need daring and bold decision making from our leaders and we don’t we need humility
10:49 AM ryangeiger - Andy Stanley is interviewing Malcolm Gladwell
10:49 AM ryangeiger - What are signs of a overconfident leader?
10:50 AM ryangeiger - Overconfidence has the potential to be in all of us
10:50 AM ryangeiger - One of the key signs is when they stop listening to those around them
10:50 AM ryangeiger - They cut themselves off from feedback
10:51 AM ryangeiger - Even if you think you know everything it is your willingness to admit you may not
10:51 AM ryangeiger - Can a leader see overconfidence in the mirror?
10:52 AM ryangeiger - Yes and we have to thank those who bring it to our attention
10:53 AM ryangeiger - What do you say to a pastor resisting accountability or team leadership?
10:54 AM ryangeiger - You can’t do it all by yourself…not seeing this becomes the crisis moment. The principles that worked for a small church don’t work for a big church…change is innevitable.
10:54 AM ryangeiger - Leadership has to become more collective.
10:56 AM ryangeiger - Andy Stanley is done interviewing Malcolm.