Ryan T. Hartwig > Quotes

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb”
― Ryan T. Hartwig, Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership

“A thriving leadership team. Together your team truly leads your church. You establish and carry out vision, set direction, wrestle with thorny issues and come to conclusions, fight for unity, and model gospel-centered and mission-driven community for your staff and congregation.”
― Ryan T. Hartwig, Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership

“Too often the officially named group is not the actual leadership team. Sometimes no group exists on paper, but one does in reality. On rare occasions, the leadership “group” is largely just one person.”
― Ryan T. Hartwig, Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership

“The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things. G. K. Chesterton, All Things Considered”
― Ryan T. Hartwig, Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership

“Consultant and author Bob Frisch writes about similar situations in the business world, saying, “Most companies are run by teams with no names”4 and “Most of the world’s best executives make decisions in ways that don’t show up on an organization chart or process flow diagram.”
― Ryan T. Hartwig, Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership

“Great teams are unwilling to sacrifice effectiveness on the altar of efficiency.”
― Ryan T. Hartwig, Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership