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Week5LeadershipandRisk.pptxLdrs 300: Leadership as service
Week #5 Leadership and Risk
Victory is only wrested by running risks. Winston Churchill
Risk = shift
Paradigm pioneers are always inquisitive, humble, students. If they assume the status of expert, they can be the church’s greatest obstacle to growth.
Doug Murren, Leadershift
Risk = growth
By avoiding risk we really risk what’s most important in life – reaching toward growth, our potential and a true contribution to a common good.
Max Dupree, Leading without Power
Risk & Failure:
How do you view failure? How can you re-frame failure as learning or growth?
Family & Risk:
How did your family view risk or deal with risks?
Your Risks so Far:
What kinds of risks have you taken in your life so far?
You & Risks:
What stops you from taking risks?
Risk-Free Guarantee:
If you could do something with a guarantee of success, what would you do?
Risk Mentors:
Think of someone you admire who is a risk taker…why do you think they are like that? What makes them a risk taker?
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Take 5 minutes right now and reflect… what keeps you from taking risks? Which of Margie Warrell’s 4 elements of assessing risk do you struggle with:
We overestimate the probability of something going wrong.
We exaggerate the consequences of what might happen if it does go wrong.
We under estimate our ability to handle the consequences of risk.
We discount or deny the cost of inaction, and sticking with the status quo.
What does mark Zuckerberg have to say about risk?
Jesus – a Risk Taker?
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Jesus’ life on earth demonstrates huge risk taking:
He left the unlimited power and perfection of heaven for the limitations and messiness of earth (John 6:38; John 3:13).
He never misused his position to bully or manipulate people (Matt 11:29; Matt 5:5).
He knew that he would be laying down his life for others, many of whom would reject him, abuse him, ridicule him and torture him (1 John 3:16; John 3:16, John 15:3).
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Jesus’ life on earth demonstrates huge risk taking:
When he interacted with women, he broke all kinds of Jewish laws and customs (Luke 8:2 & 3; John 4).
When he interacted with non-Jewish people (Gentiles), he broke all kinds of Jewish laws and customs (John 4; John 10:16; Matthew 28:18-20).
When he interacts with “sinners”, he is mocked and ridiculed (Mark 2:13-17).
When he healed on the Sabbath, he broke all kinds of Jewish laws and customs (Mark 3:1-6).
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How could Jesus do these things?
He knew that God was in control (p. 130)
He knew he had come from God (p. 130)
He knew that he was returning to God (p. 131)
So what does this mean to you and I
since we are not Jesus?
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Take a risk
When we know WHO we are, when we are CONFIDENT in how we have been created and HOW we do life, we can enter into TAKING RISKS with a deeper sense of INTENTIONALITY AND PURPOSE.
Take a risk
#1 – God is still in control. If you follow Jesus, then God is also the one in control of your life. And we recognize that we are part of a larger story unfolding.
#2 - You are loved, you were created in love and you were created to love others.
Take a risk
#3 – God has a purpose in creating you the way God did and it is your life long mission to discover what you were meant to do.
#4 – As you discover you purpose, your mission, when you use what you have been given, how you have been shaped and TAKE A RISK BY LEADING & RISK LIKE JESUS because the world needs you!
Learning lab #1: Article infographic on risk & leadership
IN YOUR GROUPS…
1. Open up today’s moodle.
2. Look for the article’s posted and read the article assigned to your group. For example:
Article 1= Group 1
3. Create an infographic of the article and its key ideas using the example in this slide to give you an idea of what it can look like.
4. After all groups have presented their infographic, together let’s identify the key ideas or themes we see across these articles. Upload it to the assignment dropbox one person from your group.
Survival run with harry cordellos
Risk = no limits
Harry Cordellos ran his first race in 1968, the famous Bay to Breakers Race in San Francisco. It was the first time he had run nearly 8 miles but it was the beginning of a new way of life for him.
The Bay to Breakers led to more races, longer races, and eventually the marathon distance. He quickly became just one of the gang at the weekly pizza party of his running club, the San Francisco Dolphin South End Runners as its first blind member.
Risk = no limits
He was always a part of the discussions as runners shared stories of events including the Boston Marathon, but there was always one empty spot.
He felt left out when runners began tossing around names such as Dynamite Hill, Steep Ravine, Suicide Hill and Windy Gap.
Risk = no limits
These were well known landmarks on the famous Dipsea Trail, a rugged cross country race of nearly 7 miles, stretching from Mill Valley in Marin just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, ascending more than 670 wooden and stone stairs built into the mountanside, down into the edge of Muir Woods and then over the slopes of Mt. Tamalpias before plunging down to the sea at Stinson Beach.
Harry's running friends thought he could do just about anything, but when it came to running the Dipsea, that was when they put on the brakes.
Risk = no limits
Some members thought he could not safely walk the course, not to mention running it.
However, in 1971, a fellow club member, Jack Bettencourt offered to guide Harry over the Dipsea and that was all that it took.
Risk = no limits
He has run it twelve times since and has completed the round trip (Double Dipsea) 8 times. In 1979 he was filmed running the treacherous course with his running buddy, Mike Restani and the resulting film "Survival Run" has kept audiences on the edge of their seats ever since.
This film is not simply a running film; but instead a lesson in faith, trust and friendship.
Survival Run with harry Cordellos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vq_n_C94ZuM
Vulnerability and it’s connection to risk taking
Dr. Brene Brown
The Power of Vulnerability
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability
Vulnerability & risk taking Dr. Brene Brown
”And so here's what I found. What they had in common was a sense of courage. And I want to separate courage and bravery for you for a minute.
Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language -- it's from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" -- and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.”
Vulnerability & risk taking Dr. Brene Brown
“And so these folks had, very simply, the courage to be imperfect. They had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others, because, as it turns out, we can't practice compassion with other people if we can't treat ourselves kindly.
And the last was they had connection, and -- this was the hard part -- as a result of authenticity, they were willing to let go of who they thought they should be in order to be who they were, which you have to absolutely do that for connection.”
Vulnerability & risk taking Dr. Brene Brown
“So this is what I learned. We numb vulnerability -- when we're waiting for the call.
It was funny, I sent something out on Twitter and on Facebook that says, "How would you define vulnerability? What makes you feel vulnerable?" And within an hour and a half, I had 150 responses. Because I wanted to know what's out there. Having to ask my husband for help because I'm sick, and we're newly married; initiating sex with my husband; initiating sex with my wife; being turned down; asking someone out; waiting for the doctor to call back; getting laid off; laying off people.
This is the world we live in. We live in a vulnerable world. And one of the ways we deal with it is we numb vulnerability.”
Vulnerability & risk taking Dr. Brene BRown
“But there's another way, and I'll leave you with this. This is what I have found: To let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen ... to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee -- and that's really hard, and I can tell you as a parent, that's excruciatingly difficult -- to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, when we're wondering, "Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this this passionately? Can I be this fierce about this?" just to be able to stop and, instead of catastrophizing what might happen, to say, "I'm just so grateful, because to feel this vulnerable means I'm alive."
And the last, which I think is probably the most important, is to believe that we're enough. Because when we work from a place, I believe, that says, "I'm enough" ... then we stop screaming and start listening, we're kinder and gentler to the people around us, and we're kinder and gentler to ourselves.”
Let’s pause here and think about vulnerability and how it relates to risk
For next week
1. Watch all videos in this PPT and take notes
2. Groups needs to let the professor know what final organization you wish to research if you haven’t already. Remember, first come first serve and no groups can do the same organization.
3. Check moodle for readings this week should be reading Toister book this week).
5. Two assignments: Case Study Saving Mr. Banks Paper due the 14th and Group Infographic due the 15th.
