Leadership Retreat Success

Last Friday and Saturday I had the privilege to take around twenty student leaders to an off-site leadership retreat in North Carolina. We had a blast together hanging out, playing volleyball, eating remarkable food (that tasted way better than stereotypical "camp" food!) and spending time in sessions learning about leadership.

We conducted a Q&A time with the student leaders so they could ask anything and everything to the Center for Leadership Development team. The students asked great questions, and we tried to give helpful answers. When talking about successful leaders at one point, I referenced Jim Collins' book Good to Great and how the transformational leaders that took companies from "good" to "great" (based on Collins' metrics described in the book) demonstrated two qualities: Humility and Determination.

When a leader of any group or organization remains humble and hard-working, there's no telling what God can do with that leader. I trust it was an encouraging challenge to the students (and reminder to the Center for Leadership Development team) that we can strive to lead with humility and with an attitude of perseverance and stick-with-it-ness to build people while completing projects and accomplishing tasks.

​We're excited for a great year of student leadership!