Critical Doer

Do You Hear What I Hear?  A critical doer keeps risk and failure in context with opportunity and success  One of the greatest misconceptions in the dynamics of people is the binary paradox that people are either leaders or followers.  As with most things that we limit to “either/or” options, this perception is wrong. The […]

The Little Engine That Would  A critical doer is willing to lead   In my last post, I told you about plans to hit the archery range and do some yard work.  For my skill level, I shot pretty well this morning.  Yard work also went well because my youngest son, Jake, decided to give […]

WHAT A CRITICAL DOER CAN LEARN FROM BLACK FRIDAY  A critical doer generates motion from “why” more than “what”  There are many designated combat zones around the world where I’d feel safer than major American retail establishments today…Black Friday.  While many are engaging in combat capitalism, I plan to get in some archery practice and […]

THE “MOUNTAIN MAN’S” STORY  A critical doer is committed to thinking and acting A trait of the critical doer is commitment to thinking and acting.  It would be easy to assume the foundational question in making the jump from critical thinker to critical doer is “where does thinking end and doing begin?”  You would be […]

A SHEPHERD’S STORY  A Critical Doer has a Servant Spirit    There is an ocean of difference between being in charge and being a leader.  The central question in determining the difference is “who’s it all about?” Becoming a critical doer involves coming to grips with the idea that it’s not about you, as Pastor […]

JAKE’S TOUGH DAY AT COLLEGE (PART 2)  A critical doer controls what is theirs to control    I want to follow up on this story with a clearer framework on controlling what is yours to control.  Let’s face it; this is common sense and shouldn’t come as a revelation, but why then do we leave […]

JAKE’S TOUGH DAY AT COLLEGE  A critical doer controls what is theirs to control   My youngest son Jake, a freshman in the School of Engineering at Auburn University, had a tough day.  He has a big exam tomorrow in pre-calculus, and in today’s class the professor introduced a brand new concept that is testable.  […]

Papa’s Story The critical doer strives to develop strength of character as diligently as strength of talent.   Growing up on a farm gives a unique perspective in that you get to watch your father make a living.  As you work side by side doing hard work, you get an inside look at the man’s […]

If you saw a critical doer, would you recognize it?  As we take this journey together in making the jump from critical thinker to critical doer, it’s important that we establish a common baseline of traits of the critical doer.  Here is a list of traits that distinguishes someone with a thoughtful idea from someone […]

Leadership vision is essential to being a critical doer.  John Maxwell once wrote that people buy into an idea before they buy into a leader.  A significant element of buy in comes through strategic vision that clearly communicates an organization’s purpose and direction.  How far can an organization go?  As far as its leader can […]