Summit Session 2

The lead-in to Session 2 at The Leadership Summit was a video entitled "Homeless Karaoke" - you can watch the clip here. This is an awesome reminder that we are called into the world, and can't expect the world to come to us. When will I follow Christ in a way that makes someone else's life better? The time for questions must end, and they must be replaced with action.

Carly Fiorina was the CEO of HP and led the merger with Compaq. She was the only female CEO in the Fortune 20. And she was fired. For reasons I'm still not able to see clearly, her story kind of captivated me. Here are a couple of nuggets she dropped on us:

• A logic class in college taught her "the power of the right question."
• Leadership is about seeing and unlocking the potential in others.
• Nothing worthwhile happens with a single person acting alone.
• Learning takes place outside of your comfort zone - doing what you're good at is simply using your skills.
• Give people a vision that's more compelling than what they are afraid of.
• Being fired gave Carly the "gift of freedom."

Next up: Session 3 with Floyd Flake