Leadership Summit, 1

Every year the Willow Creek Association organizes a Leadership Summit for church leaders and others who could benefit from learning more about leadership. The 2007 Summit was held in Chicago and simulcast throughout the world in real time. There were over 60,000 leaders who attended. I want to share some of the thoughts by a number of speakers. This is the first of my notes.

The speaker was Carly Fiorina. She is one of the most admired business leaders. She served as president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005. Here are notes I took from her interview with Bill Hybels:

• Study what you enjoy.
• the power of the right question.
• I can do what I choose. I can do what I am passionate about.
• People are afraid of what is different. Do not let other people's fear shape you as your burden. Ask: What is the problem we are trying to overcome? What is common ground?
• With "power" there creates a wall that gets in the way. Authenticity means that people feel they can still reach you.