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Another year of the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit has come and gone. Boy, was this one a doozy! I joined a fantastic team of bloggers from all around the country to tweet, share, and blog the stuffing out of the Summit.
Thanks to those of sent such gracious notes of encouragement during the Summit. It’s a joy and privilege to do this as a service to you and others. To those of you who weren’t at the Summit and had no interest in it, thank you for enduring the fire hose. Truly!
I’ve catalogued the best-of-the-best below. All of my notes and some of my favorite tweets from each session. Take a look. Enjoy. And bask in the glow of the Summit.
Notes
Here is a list of all the notes from the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. For the two sessions I don’t have notes for, I’m linking you to some other teammates who were down in the blogging lounge with me. (I missed a few sessions because of this tweet . Oops!)
Day One
Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Bill Hybels Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Condoleezza Rice Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Jim Collins Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Marc Kielburger Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Sheryl WuDunn Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Craig Groeschel
Day Two
Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – William L. Ury Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Pranitha Timothy Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Mario Vega (via Jenni Catron) Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – John Ortberg Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Geoffrey Canada (via Will Johnston) Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – Bill Hybels, Closing Session
Tweets
Below you will find the top retweeted tweets from the #WCAGLS hashtag as determined by Topsy.com. They aren’t in order of retweet count, but most of these tweets have anywhere from 20 – 100 retweets each.
You’ll also find a list of some of my favorite tweets from the event. I tried to vary this up a bit, not just including my own tweets. Looking back on it, though, I suppose I tweeted it out for a reason. I liked it!
Enjoy!
[<a href="http://storify.com/justinwise/willow-creek-leadership-summit-2012" target="_blank">View the story "Willow Creek Leadership Summit 2012" on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>Willow Creek Leadership Summit 2012</h1> <h2>Tweets from #WCAGLS</h2> <p>Storified by Justin Wise · Mon, Aug 13 2012 07:31:17</p> <div> <h2>Top Retweeted Tweets</h2> </div> <div><b>Billy Hybels</b></div> <div>If you really care about the people you lead, you have to humble yourself and learn from anyone who can help you get better – Hybels #wcaglsPaul Atkinson</div> <div>You are the most difficult person you will ever lead – @BillHybels #wcaglsWillow Creek</div> <div>Everyone wins when leaders get better. #quote B. Hybels #wcaglsDan Rockwell</div> <div>Where there is no vision, what happens? People perish. They settle for a life of no purpose. @BillHybels #WCAGLSJustin Wise</div> <div><b>Jim Collins</b></div> <div>The greatest danger is not failure but to succeed and not know why. Jim Collins. #wcaglsCraig Groeschel</div> <div>The key to mediocrity is chronic inconsistency. ~Jim Collins #wcaglsScott Williams</div> <div>Your organization is not truly great if it cannot be great without you. -Jim Collins #wcaglsWill Johnston</div> <div>The X-factor of great leadership is humility combined with will -Jim Collins #wcaglsWillow Creek</div> <div>Jim Collins: "The signature of mediocrity is not unwillingness to change. It’s chronic inconsistency." #wcaglsTony Morgan</div> <div>"Greatness is not a matter of circumstance but rather it is a matter of choice and discipline" #wcagls Jim CollinsTunyamGriffin</div> <div><b>Assorted</b></div> <div>The world needs your kids, don’t undervalue them. Every young person has a gift, help them find it. Marc Kielburger #wcaglsDana Nelson</div> <div>Every young person is gifted, has a gift and can make a difference. ~Marc Kielburger #wcaglsScott Williams</div> <div>God values maturity… If you’re not dead, you’re not done. ~@craiggroeschel #wcaglsTommy Tenney</div> <div>“God values maturity … so if you’re not dead, you’re not done … God still has something to do through you.” (@CraigGroeschel) #wcaglsGateway Church</div> <div>Being humble does not mean that God will not ask us to do something that requires great strength. ~P. Timothy #wcaglsScott Williams</div> <div>Very few things can actually increase your level of happiness. One of them is contributing to a cause greater than yourself -@WuDunn #wcaglsCompassion Intl</div> <div>"Do I not destroy my enemy by making him my friend?" Abraham Lincoln #wcaglsMark Miller</div> <div>"The morale failure of a leader will challenge the integrity of others as well." Mario Vega #wcaglsJenni Catron</div> <div>When dealing with a conflict be soft on the person (listen & respect) & be hard on the problem! Not reverse! -William Ury #wcaglsPROMISE TANGEMAN</div> <div>When you’re in positions of authority, you need truth tellers around you. @CondoleezzaRice #wcaglsConrad Weaver</div> <div>"Life is not measured in time. It’s measured in love, contribution & grace." @CarlyforCa #wcagls | How does your life measure up?Chris Giovagnoni</div> <div>You can have all the talent in the world- but if you’re not humble people won’t listen. -Kevin Olusola #wcaglsphil owen</div> <div>Visions are the most vulnerable in the middle, because the excitement from the beginning is gone, and you can’t yet see the end. #wcaglsHeather Stevens</div> <div> <h2>My Favorites</h2> </div> <div><b>John Ortberg</b></div> <div>The first incidence of egalitarianism came from Christian literature. It came from Jesus. – @johnortberg #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div>"Every Christian ought to be able to read the Bible for themselves." – @johnortberg via Marty Luther #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div>We need a fresh explosion of compassion. – @johnortberg #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div><b>Patrick Lencioni</b></div> <div>People need to be reminded more than instructed. – @patricklencioni #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div>Churches have a really hard time with core values. – @patricklencioni #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div>Being all things to all people is being nothing to no one. – @patricklencioni #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div>Your values have to be things that you stick with even if the market doesn’t reward you for it. – @patricklencioni #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div><b>Carly Fiorina</b></div> <div>And the award for first use of ‘Damn’ on the #wcagls stage goes to Carly Fiorina! #knewIlikedherLaura Ortberg Turner</div> <div>Life is not measured in time. Life is measured in love. In moments of grace. @carlyforca #wcaglsJohanna Price</div> <div><b>Sheryl WuDunn</b></div> <div>“We think that women and girls are part of the solution, not the problem.” – Sheryl WuDunn, #wcagls (AMEN)Laura Ortberg Turner</div> <div>Can’t quite find a way to capture the stories that @WuDunn is sharing about the issues facing women globally. Incomprensible! #wcaglsJenni Catron</div> <div>The issue of the century is gender equity. – @WuDunn #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div><b>Condoleezza Rice</b></div> <div>"When you’re in positions of authority you need truth-tellers around you." @CondoleezzaRice #wcaglsTim Burkey</div> <div>Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are rarely the same. @CondoleezzaRice #wcaglsWillow Creek</div> <div>"The most important attribute of a leader is irrepressible optimism." @condoleezzarice #wcaglsJenni Catron</div> <div>"Putin is 5’8". I am 5’11" in heels. Easily." – @CondoleezzaRice — You do the math!Justin Wise</div> <div>Condoleeza Rice for President. #wcaglsJennifer Taylor</div> <div>.@CondoleezzaRice on minorities: "People like me (African-American) were only 3/5ths of a person in the Constitution." Wow. #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div><b>Bill Hybels</b></div> <div>What tools are you using to lead to focus and action? #wcaglsAdam Hann</div> <div>"I can’t sprint for six months. None of you can. But you can sprint for six weeks. Prioritize and sprint." – @BillHybels #WCAGLSJustin Wise</div> <div><b>Assorted</b></div> <div>Creativity is natural – the human state. Discipline is not. How to get rid of the stuff that’s in the way of creativity. Jim Collins #wcaglsRachel Lance</div> <div>Craig Groeschel just made a joke about the airbag-like quality of grandma’s boobs. #wcagls #justkeepsgettingbetterLaura Ortberg Turner</div> <div>"Honor publicly results in influence privately." – Andy Stanley #WCAGLSTim Peters</div> <div>Amazing images from this morning #wcagls – stay tuned, more coming! http://bit.ly/P7Kw9AWillow Creek</div> <div>Just met @KOlusola. Genuinely good dude. #wcaglsJustin Wise</div> <div>Wow. Just fell dead asleep outside at #WCAGLS. Needed that.Justin Wise</div> <div>Thankful for the entire team at #WCAGLS, especially @bylancer @hannaksays and @renakosiek. See you next year!Justin Wise</div> <p>
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