The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast CNLP 112 - Les McKeown on Getting Your Church or Organization into a Place of Predictable Success
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Oct 27, 2016 AI Snips
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Les's Early Business Journey
- Les McKeown started his career as a chartered accountant to learn about businesses deeply.
- He quickly began advising clients on growth and launching 42 businesses by age 35.
Organizational Growth Stages
- Organizations pass through predictable stages: early struggle, fun, whitewater, and more.
- Early success leads to fun, but complexity builds quietly until systems are needed to continue growth.
Leadership Roles in Growth
- Success needs visionary and operator leadership styles working together.
- Transitioning through whitewater requires adding a processor who values systems, causing tension but enabling scale.