Chapter 1. The Results Bucket
Read this chapter (download the PDF).

CORE COMPETENCY #1:

"We focus on results. We are not activity-driven, we are results-driven. We measure what we value, so we celebrate both the writing and the achieving of team-blessed standards of performance for every staff member, board member and volunteer. We also abandon dead horses and sacred cows."

RESOURCES IN THE RESULTS BUCKET:

• READ: "Ensuring Mission Impact: How to Move from Strategy to Results," by Matt Britenberg and Art Caccese, from the December 2003 issue of Christian Management Report, published by Christian Management Association.
  
• WORKSHEET #1.1: Where Are Your Priorities? Download this worksheet on the "Five Signs You Might Be More Focused on Inside Results Than on Outside Results" (Figure 1.1 from Chapter 1).
  
• WORKSHEET #1.2: "When the Horse Is Dead, Dismount." Download this PDF and check the Top-5 answers you often hear in your organization!
  
• WORKSHEET #1.3: Peter Drucker on "Goal Alignment."  Download this PDF and read this classic story told by Peter Drucker at a CEO retreat. (Read Ball #1 in The Meetings Bucket on page 256.)
  
• THINK ABOUT: After the book was written, Willow Creek Community Church self-published and announced this remarkable research study on the results they were achieving and were NOT achieving. It's a must read.  Click here to order from Amazon, Reveal: Where Are You? or visit the Reveal website.
  
• ORDER: Be sure key people in your organization order and read these books: