Comments on: Healthy Debate http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/ Get Your Strategy On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:33:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Michael Schutz http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4392 Michael Schutz Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:40:13 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4392 Good stuff. You mentioned 2 books that I just read back-to-back, both good reads, and translatable from a business context to a church. I would especially recommend the 5 dysfunctions of a team. The narrative style really brings out the real-world applications. Good stuff. You mentioned 2 books that I just read back-to-back, both good reads, and translatable from a business context to a church. I would especially recommend the 5 dysfunctions of a team. The narrative style really brings out the real-world applications.

]]> By: Brad Ruggles http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4391 Brad Ruggles Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:58:21 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4391 Those are some good observations. We should all have a healthy amount of disagreement on our team as long as we can still remain in unity. That would be so cool to sit in on a meeting like that. Brad Ruggles www.bradruggles.com Those are some good observations. We should all have a healthy amount of disagreement on our team as long as we can still remain in unity.

That would be so cool to sit in on a meeting like that.

Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com

]]> By: Sandy Gibbes http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4390 Sandy Gibbes Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:45:48 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4390 Wow. Very interesting post T-Mo. We recently had our staff retreat and I got to share some of the 5 book stuff as well, mainly the rowing in the same direction ideas....Looks like it can have an impact all across the board. Hope all is well. Wow. Very interesting post T-Mo. We recently had our staff retreat and I got to share some of the 5 book stuff as well, mainly the rowing in the same direction ideas….Looks like it can have an impact all across the board.

Hope all is well.

]]> By: Abs http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4389 Abs Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:45:23 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4389 We are in detox mode at the moment. Excited about what is coming, though! We are in detox mode at the moment. Excited about what is coming, though!

]]> By: Jodi Williams http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4388 Jodi Williams Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:15:24 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4388 This is so absolutely true! My husband and I run our small busines together and we have learned over the years that all of our best decisions come when we talk through (read debate) things repeatedly...sometimes it is quite heated...but in the end, taking parts of both of our "solutions" we always craft a solution that is far better than either of ours alone ever could have been. We truly believe God has perfectly matched us together in our decision making process...it's one of the things that makes our marriage so incredible! This is so absolutely true! My husband and I run our small busines together and we have learned over the years that all of our best decisions come when we talk through (read debate) things repeatedly…sometimes it is quite heated…but in the end, taking parts of both of our “solutions” we always craft a solution that is far better than either of ours alone ever could have been. We truly believe God has perfectly matched us together in our decision making process…it’s one of the things that makes our marriage so incredible!

]]> By: Camey http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4387 Camey Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:28:49 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4387 Good stuff Tony. Our team (and whole body) is in transition right now. Heavy transition. Healthy debates and discussions are finally taking place. And it is exciting to say the least. Definitely answers to many prayers prayed. Good stuff Tony. Our team (and whole body) is in transition right now. Heavy transition. Healthy debates and discussions are finally taking place. And it is exciting to say the least. Definitely answers to many prayers prayed.

]]> By: Chris http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4386 Chris Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:59:18 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4386 I think this is one of the favourite things about our team - lots of good discussion and engaging the issues but we always come out the other end very unified. I think this is one of the favourite things about our team - lots of good discussion and engaging the issues but we always come out the other end very unified.

]]> By: Mark Partin http://tonymorganlive.com/2008/01/29/healthy-debate/#comment-4385 Mark Partin Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:48:28 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1297#comment-4385 Healthy debate is what makes a meeting worthwhile and makes a team worthwhile. I also serve on a church staff and we were just discussing this very issue in our staff meeting this morning after having read Lencioni's "Death By Meeting." Our meetings are much more productive and we are able to accomplish much more with greater focus when we openly debate the issues. We also worked through "The Five Dysfunctions of A Team" together about 18 months ago and that was a turning point for our team. The level of trust has gone up exponetially and the cohesiveness of the team has taken us to new levels. The lesson I take from putting both of these books together is to have healthy debate you must first have trust among your team. Healthy debate is what makes a meeting worthwhile and makes a team worthwhile. I also serve on a church staff and we were just discussing this very issue in our staff meeting this morning after having read Lencioni’s “Death By Meeting.” Our meetings are much more productive and we are able to accomplish much more with greater focus when we openly debate the issues.
We also worked through “The Five Dysfunctions of A Team” together about 18 months ago and that was a turning point for our team. The level of trust has gone up exponetially and the cohesiveness of the team has taken us to new levels.

The lesson I take from putting both of these books together is to have healthy debate you must first have trust among your team.

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