Summary: In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Daniel Im breakdown the leadership book Profitable Growth is Everyone's Business: 10 Tools You Can Use Monday Morning by Ram Charan. In their conversation they discuss the following questions:<br> <br> * What's the book and why does it matter?<br> * Overview of the book<br> * How applicable is the book to leadership in my church?<br> * What are things churches should ignore from the book?<br> * What can you do this week in light of the book?<br> <br> BEST QUOTES<br> “When we think about church, a lot of people are obsessed with growth."<br> <br> "People started treating baptism like it was the finish line instead of the starting line."<br> <br> "Apply some of the findings in this book toward the growth of your ministry."<br> <br> "If you want to grow your church, you have to grow your people."<br> <br> "Improving productivity and increasing revenue are seen as two separate things, but in reality they are, in fact, inseparable for long term success."<br> <br> "Growth projects are not additional work, they replace a less productive part of their job."<br> <br> "We love starting things, we don't mind refining things, but it's really hard to stop."<br> <br> "We are not saying that profitable revenue growth is the goal of a church, but we are taking principles of this book and we are going to talk about how it applies to leadership in the local church."<br> <br> "We will not impact our community until we release the people to do the work."<br> <br> "I do think it's important to ask people questions until they ask you the question."<br> <br> "This is about making sure that the things that are growing, and the things that are most aligned with our purpose, are the things that are being fed the most."<br> <br> "It's not just about the number of people your church serves, it's about the depth to which you serve them."<br> RECOMMENDED RESOURCES<br> <a href="http://myleadershippipeline.com">Pipeline 2018 Conference</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Profitable-Growth-Everyones-Business-Morning/dp/1400051525/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539078256&sr=8-1&keywords=profitable+growth+is+everyone%27s+business">Profitable Growth is Everyone's Business: 10 Tools You Can Use Monday Morning by Ram Charan</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470894563/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1">The Leadership Pipeline by Ram Charan, Steve Drotter, and Jim Noel</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Engine-Noel-M-Tichy/dp/0887309313/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539078496&sr=8-2&keywords=leadership+engine">The Leadership Engine by Noel M. Tichy</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/80-20-Principle-Secret-Achieving/dp/0385491743/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539079725&sr=8-1&keywords=the+80%2F20+principle+by+richard+koch">The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disciplines-Execution-Achieving-Wildly-Important/dp/1451627068/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539079757&sr=8-1&keywords=the+4+disciplines+of+execution+book">The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling</a><br> <br> <br> <br>
