The Sophistication Bias
Organizational health [clarity] is so simple and accessible that many leaders have a hard time seeing it as a real opportunity for meaningful advantage.
It doesn’t require great intelligence or sophistication – just uncommon levels of discipline, courage, persistence, and common sense. In Church Unique, I call this the “competency trap.”
The Adrenaline Bias
Becoming a healthy organization takes a little time; unfortunately, too many leaders suffer from adrenaline addiction, hooked on the daily rush of activity and firefighting within their own organizations.
In Church Unique, I called this “ministry treadmill.”
The Quantification Bias
The benefits of becoming a healthy organization are difficult to accurately quantify.
It requires a level of conviction and intuition that many overly analytical leaders have a hard time accepting. In Flux, we talk about the barriers to developing metrics around discipleship. That is, for church leaders, we rely on attendance, not spiritual formation, as the validation of success. This especially hurts the “buzz church-” when more people are coming, it’s easier to feel good about your success.
To close this post is one of the boldest quotes you will ever hear or read:
Once organizational health [clarity] is properly understood and placed into the right context, it will surpass all other disciplines in business as the greatest opportunity for improvement and competitive advantage. Really.
Or as we like to say around Auxano, clarity isn’t everything, but it changes everything. What bias is holding your clarity back?
To read more about the 6 biases I use for church leaders, check out this post from Church Unique. I call the biases Thinkholes.
