Think Outside the Box

For those out there that are experiencing a calling which for them is a second career, do not be afraid. I wanted to share with you the idea of thinking outside of the box in order to maintain or deliver a company (in our case a church) from the brink of destruction. I point my attention to Ford Motor Company and their bold move in hiring a non-automotive guy to take over their company. For those of you who are preacher’s kids, please don’t think that I am saying that we need to change things up, I just saying that for those of us who are not, and have anxieties about our call, there is real-world experience that we all can bring to the table, and that God can use us to make a difference as well. Back in 2006, FoMoCo took a risk when they hired Alan Mulally as CEO. Alan was the CEO of Boeing, and had saved them from bankruptcy shortly after 9/11. His leadership and organizational skills helped saved a failing automotive giant. In fact, as a result of his leadership, Ford was the only one to not take a hand-out or bail-out from the government over the last couple of years. This in fact strengthened the company, and as a result, they have been experiencing a positive return on their investment in Mulally and in the market as well. Mulally, as it turns out, sat in the front pew as a kid in his church, anxious to hang onto every word of the preacher to learn how he managed to light a fire under them. ^ "Ford's New Top Gun". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2006-09-18. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_38/b4001042.htm. Retrieved 2011-3-31.