Weaving stories, insights, and life lessons throughout his presentation, Phill Butler gives five key leadership principles: Committed Leadership, Compelling Vision, Effective Process, High Engagement, and Consistent Communication that enable networks and their leadership teams to accomplish the seemingly impossible task.

1. RELEASING THE POWER OF
YOUR NETWORK
Making the Impossible Possible

2. Kingdom collaboration is a spiritual exercise
NOT a business strategy.
KINGDOM COLLABORATION

3. Kingdom collaboration is a spiritual exercise
NOT a business strategy.
KINGDOM COLLABORATION
 Psalm 133
 John 17:21-23

4. EMPOWERING PRAYER
"Prayer is not overcoming God's
reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness.“
- Martin Luther

5. EMPOWERING PRAYER
"One should never initiate anything that
one cannot saturate with prayer.“
- S.D. Gordon
"Prayer is not overcoming God's
reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness.“
- Martin Luther

6. KEYS TO SUCCESS
 Committed Leadership

7. KEYS TO SUCCESS
 Committed Leadership
 Compelling Vision

8. KEYS TO SUCCESS
 Committed Leadership
 Compelling Vision
 Effective Process

9. KEYS TO SUCCESS
 Committed Leadership
 Compelling Vision
 Effective Process
 High Engagement

10. KEYS TO SUCCESS
 Committed Leadership
 Compelling Vision
 Effective Process
 High Engagement
 Consistent Communication

11. COMMITTED LEADERSHIP
 Vision

12. COMMITTED LEADERSHIP
 Vision
 Common Good

13. COMMITTED LEADERSHIP
 Vision
 Common Good
 Trust

14. COMMITTED LEADERSHIP
 Vision
 Common Good
 Trust
 Credibility

15. COMMITTED LEADERSHIP
 Vision
 Common Good
 Trust
 Credibility
 Two Roles

16. The Big
Vision
Leader
or Team

17. The Big
Vision
Communication
Leader
or Team
Four
Constituencies
Leadership
Team

18. The Big
Vision
Working
Groups
LAOss
CommunicationImplementation
Leader
or Team
Four
Constituencies
Leadership
Team

19. COMPELLING VISION
 4 Essential Qualities of Vision
“Do the
possible today
to realize
the
impossible
tomorrow”

20. COMPELLING VISION
 4 Essential Qualities of Vision
“Do the
possible today
to realize
the
impossible
tomorrow”
• A God thing

21. COMPELLING VISION
 4 Essential Qualities of Vision
“Do the
possible today
to realize
the
impossible
tomorrow”
• Too big / complex to do alone
• A God thing

22. COMPELLING VISION
 4 Essential Qualities of Vision
“Do the
possible today
to realize
the
impossible
tomorrow”
• Aligns / adds to our vision
• Too big / complex to do alone
• A God thing

23. COMPELLING VISION
 4 Essential Qualities of Vision
“Do the
possible today
to realize
the
impossible
tomorrow”
• Aligns / adds to our vision
• Too big / complex to do alone
• A God thing
• Specific, Measureable, and
Understandable

24. COMPELLING VISION
 4 Essential Qualities of Vision
“Do the
possible today
to realize
the
impossible
tomorrow”
• Aligns / adds to our vision
• Too big / complex to do alone
• A God thing
• Specific, Measureable, and
Understandable
 “What” Before “How”

25. LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)
BIG
VISION

26. BIG
VISION
BIG
PLAN
LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)

27. BIG
VISION
BIG
PLAN
LIMITED
OUTCOMES
LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)

28. BIG
VISION
BIG
PLAN
DECLINING
HOPE/VISION
LIMITED
OUTCOMES
LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)

29. BIG
VISION
BIG
PLAN
DECLINING
HOPE/VISION
LIMITED
OUTCOMES
BIG
VISION
LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)

30. BIG
VISION
BIG
PLAN
DECLINING
HOPE/VISION
LIMITED
OUTCOMES
LAOs
BIG
VISION
LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)

31. BIG
VISION
BIG
PLAN
DECLINING
HOPE/VISION
LIMITED
OUTCOMES
LAOs FULFILLED
OUTCOMES
BIG
VISION
LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)

32. BIG
VISION
BIG
PLAN
DECLINING
HOPE/VISION
LIMITED
OUTCOMES
LAOs FULFILLED
OUTCOMES
RISING
HOPE
EXPANDED
VISION
BIG
VISION
LAOs (LIMITED ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVES)

33. EFFECTIVE PROCESS
• OPERATION
F.E. O.
• EXPLORATION
• FORMATION

34. EXPLORATION STAGE

35. EXPLORATION STAGE
INITIAL
INFO
EXPANDED
INFO
INITIAL
INTERVIEWS

36. EXPLORATION STAGE
INITIAL
INFO
ADDITIONAL
INTERVIEWS
FORMATION
GO/NO-GO
EXPANDED
INFO
INITIAL
INTERVIEWS
INITIAL
CONCLUSIONS

37. High Member
Engagement
HIGH ENGAGEMENT
Healthy Network
Member Satisfaction
High Value Outcomes
=

38. HIGH ENGAGEMENT
Compelling Vision Purpose / Relevance

39. HIGH ENGAGEMENT
Compelling Vision
Defined LAOs
Purpose / Relevance
Action On-Ramps

40. HIGH ENGAGEMENT
Compelling Vision
Defined LAOs
Open Governance
Purpose / Relevance
Action On-Ramps
Transparency / Trust

41. HIGH ENGAGEMENT
Compelling Vision
Defined LAOs
Open Governance
Communication
Purpose / Relevance
Action On-Ramps
Transparency / Trust
Highlights Progress

42. HIGH ENGAGEMENT
Compelling Vision
Defined LAOs
Open Governance
Communication
Alignment Check
Purpose / Relevance
Action On-Ramps
Transparency / Trust
Highlights Progress
Feedback / Input

43. CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION
The ‘heartbeat’ of collaboration
THOD
METHOD:
 Communication Plan
 Committed Team
 Clearly Aligned to Vision
 Core Constituencies

44. CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION
MESSAGE:
 Active News
 Feedback Loops
 Vision / Mission
 Report on LAOs!

45. CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION
MEDIUM:
 Email / Web
Newsletters
 Monthly Call
 Web Site
MESSAGE:
 Active News
 Feedback Loops
 Vision / Mission
 Report LAOs!

46. WHAT CAN WE DO TOGETHER
WE CAN’T DO ALONE?
The Task

47. RELEASING THE POWER OF
YOUR NETWORK
Making the Impossible Possible