How We Work

How We Work

A group, committee, congregation seeks advice, help, mentoring and/or ideas for an identified issue.

A member of The Kairos Group meets with a representative body to define and structure the request and prepare it for approval.

Kairos then seeks out competent consultants to provide service for the particular situation

In Brief:

  • You contact us;
  • We meet together to devise a plan;
  • There are always necessary revisions and approvals;
  • And then we help you follow the plan.

Consultation, Education, Service: We help you put the pieces together.

Core Understandings of The Kairos Group   our Ten Commandments of Leadership.

  1. Leadership is about change that enables the capacity to thrive.
  2. Successful change builds on the past rather than attempting to jettison the past.
  3. Organization adaptation occurs through experimentation, in an atmosphere that
    encourages a no-fault attitude. Initiatives can fail and life goes on. Failure can fire new
    experimentation.Adaptation does require some loss as new modes are adopted and learned.
  4. Adaptation does require some loss as new modes are adopted and learned.
  5. Diversity is to be openly honored, encouraged and nurtured.
  6. Mobilizing people to meet the challenges of change lies at the heart of leadership.
  7. Mobilizing people to meet the challenges of change lies at the heart of leadership.
  8. Know the dimensions of the work to be done; understand its length & breadth. Know your part in getting the job done; understand, honor, and up-hold what others bring to the table for the integrity and success of the work.
  9. Plan for the future, look beyond the immediate, keep the future in your mind. As Ronald Heifetz writes, leadership is being on the dance floor but also going to the balcony for a comprehensive view.
  10. In the meantime, identify and pick low-hanging apples to celebrate present accomplishments. This action paves the way into the future.

On the Nature of Leadership

"I try to look at people as people and see what ideas they have that we can lift up. That's what leadership is about: helping people find moments of greatness within themselves, and attaching those moments to a common cause that allows work to be done."

Stephan Turnipseed
President of Lego Education North America
NY Times 10/6/2012

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