Quotes about Organization

For more than a decade, I led an organization that put on an elaborate Christmas program each December. It was a big production, with over 250 people participating in more than 20 performances. By the end of the season, everyone who participated was exhausted.

Are we a troop together or a band of savages?

In fact, I've met countless believers who have said, "The church is an organism, not an organization." Yet as they formed those very words, they continued to be devout members of churches that were organized along the lines of General Motors and Microsoft.

The church, therefore, should not be confused with an organization, a denomination, a movement, or a leadership structure. The church is the people of God, the very bride of Jesus Christ.

Leaders receive and give assignments. This is an important part of the necessary principle of delegating. No one appreciates a willing volunteer more than I, but the total work cannot be done as the Lord wants it done merely by those doing the work who may be present at meetings.

An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.

Never start a day or activity without a plan. Learn to plan your work, and then work your plan.

Success starts with a good plan. To have it, you have to plan it.

Never start the day until you already have it designed, finished and documented.

Institutions mistake good intentions for objectives. They say "health care"; that's an intention, not an objective.

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.

We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government.