“Willow is not anti-anybody.”

August 13, 2011 in Other Stuff with 6 Comments

In case you missed it, here’s the video of Bill Hybels announcing that Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks, had withdrawn as a Global Leadership Summit speaker.

Hybels said, “What’s further saddening to me is the growing trend, specifically in the United States culture, to throw stones first and ask questions later.” Regrettably, we tend to model that same approach within the Church.

Here’s the full statement:

6 Responses to ““Willow is not anti-anybody.””

  1. Scott Mathews August 13, 2011 at 10:54 am #

    I thought the class of this moment was amazing. Bill Hybels is not perfect, but this was a great leadership moment made better by how he encouraged the people to respond!

  2. Kyle August 13, 2011 at 11:13 am #

    While it was handled very well. I can no longer see Schultz as a good leader. He let fear dictate his life. A good leader does what he believes in not what a measly 700-800 people think. I can’t imagine Jesus, or Churchill, or jobs doing anything of the sort.

  3. Zach Gibson August 13, 2011 at 1:22 pm #

    While I see the validity of your point, Kyle, it’s easy to sit back and say that he led out of. Fear. Nome of us have a clue what it’s like leading a multinational, multi-billion dollar company with stockholders and a board to answer to. I what if this had gotten Blown way out of proportion, it would have been a black eye. The should he have honored. His contract? Of course. That’s a decision he felt he had to make. But. Leadership is littered with decisions, both good and bad, and, as a leader, you take your lumps based on those. Decisions.

  4. Patty August 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm #

    I am very thankful for Bill and his explanation this situation.

  5. Morgan T. August 13, 2011 at 4:01 pm #

    LOVE this. So classy and refreshing. Thanks for sharing!

  6. @marcmillan August 13, 2011 at 4:47 pm #

    Bill could not have handles and explained this any better.
    M_