recommends you cancel your staff meetings in July and inspire your team members to view a few lifelong-learning podcasts and respond to the pop quizzes. Plus,
, by Dick Daniels. And this reminder:
of books I’ve reviewed.
The Weekly Staff Meeting Has Left the Building!
[cut and paste this memo for your staff]
MEMO TO ALL STAFF:[ ] If you’re on vacation for the next two weeks…please enjoy!
[ ] If you’re NOT on vacation this month—and you’re slugging it out at the office…thank you! I have good news for you!
GOOD NEWS! Since we have cancelled our weekly staff meetings this month, you can still enjoy our “10 Minutes for Lifelong Learning” segment. And…there’s an incentive for you to keep learning. (Take your pick: a
Starbucks card, a
Chick-fil-A card, or an
Amazon card!)
MORE GOOD NEWS. Each week in July—in lieu of our weekly staff meeting—just select one or two podcasts from
John Pearson’s Buckets Podcast.
15 LIFELONG-LEARNING PODCASTS & POP QUIZZES! Something for everyone! Leadership, Management, Communication, Marketing, Fun (golf!), Board Governance, and Spiritual Formation.
PODCAST #01: Don't Say Um (7.5 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John Pearson’s review of the 2025 book,
Don't Say Um: How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life, by Michael Chad Hoeppner.
Pop Quiz Question: What are the two giant buckets of communication?
Read John’s review.
PODCAST #02: Niche Chapter Playbook (9 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of four leadership books—and niche chapters: 1)
The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out (McKinsey), 2)
Leading People From the Middle (William Robinson), 3)
Lead Bigger (Anne Chow), and 4)
Attentive Church Leadership (Kevin Ford and Jim Singleton).
Pop Quiz Question: What’s the big deal about “niche chapters?” Read John’s review, “
4 Leadership Books and 48 Niche Chapters.”
PODCAST #03: Writing Your Story (9 min.) View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
Stories of Sheer Pure Grace, by Nancy L. Nelson.
Pop Quiz Question: “We humans are into microwaving and God is into [what?].” Read John’s review, “
You Should Write a Book!”
PODCAST #04: In N Out Masterclass (7 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger: The Inside Story of California's First Drive-Through and How it Became a Beloved Cultural Icon, by Lynsi Snyder.
Pop Quiz Question: What is printed on the signature line of every check they write? Read John’s review, “
These Burgers Check All 20 Buckets!”
PODCAST #05: Lessons From the Bench (7 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
Lessons From the Bench: Unlocking the Impact of Bench Players on Teams and in Organizations, by Brandon H. Bakke.
Pop Quiz Question: Why are great bench players “masterful nugget thieves?” Read John’s review, “
Healthy and Successful Teams Need the Bench.”
PODCAST #06: Fine Art of Ball Hawking (8 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John Pearson’s review of
Anything for a Golf Ball: The Fine Art of Finding Lost Golf Balls, by John Vawter.
Pop Quiz Question: According to the author, what internationally-known evangelist was a golf ball hawker—because it was a direct practical carryover from his life's spiritual mission ‘to seek and save that which is lost?’”
Read John’s review.
PODCAST #07: 1969 Rhetorical Reveal (7 min.)
View this AI-generated summary of a speech by John’s brother, Carl Pearson. The auspicious occasion was
Carl’s graduation ceremony for his Class of 1969 at Queen Anne High School in Seattle, Wash. Carl was invited to give this speech to his public school classmates. (You’ll see that AI loved his speech—and you will too!)
Pop Quiz Question: What communication device did the podcaster praise?
PODCAST #08: Marketing Your Ministry (7 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s overview of
Marketing Your Ministry: Ten Critical Principles, by Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D. (1944-2023) and Pearson.
Pop Quiz Question: What important principle did John teach his four-year-old son, Jason, about marketing?
Read John’s summary of the 10 principles.
PODCAST #09: The Miracle Orange (8 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of a stunning story from Chapter 13, “The Crisis Bucket,” in John Pearson’s book,
Mastering the Management Buckets.
You’ll learn about Janet and her bus ride of faithfulness. Pop Quiz Question: Per Eugene Peterson’s definition of a disciple, what title might be best for our business cards? Read the full story posted on the “
God Reports” website, “Retired church secretary’s miracle on a bus.”
PODCAST #10: Your Manager Playbook (7 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
The 365 Day Leader: Recalibrate Your Calling Every Day, by Dick Daniels.
Pop Quiz Question: What often happens when you wait too long while making well-intended attempts to address the toxic team member?
Read John’s review.
PODCAST #11: Fifty Nifty States: Bill Butterworth's Life Lessons from the Road (8.5 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
Postcards from PopPop: Life Lessons from the Road, by Bill Butterworth.
Pop Quiz Question: Butterworth has spoken at the Sunday morning chapel services for how many of the 32 NFL pro football teams? Read John’s review, “
50 Gigs in 50 States!”
PODCAST #12: Dysfunctional Board Control (8 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Nonprofit and Public Organizations, by John Carver.
Pop Quiz Question: Describe what John Carver calls the flaws of “The Approval Syndrome.” Read John’s review, “
Dysfunctional Board Control.”
PODCAST #13: Lead With Prayer (8.5 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
Lead with Prayer: The Spiritual Habits of World-Changing Leaders, by Ryan Skoog, Peter Greer, and Cameron Doolittle. (John named this his 2024 Book-of-the-Year.)
Pop Quiz Question: What was the result when a grant-making foundation hatched a $1 million plan “…that would unleash prayer across America to transform the nation?” Read John’s review, “
A One-Word Prayer!”
PODCAST #14: Stories Behind the Hymns (8 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s review of
The One Year® Book of Hymns: 365 Devotions Based on Popular Hymns.
Pop Quiz Question: What memorable hymn was written by Elvina Mabel Hall in the choir loft of her Baltimore church—due to “the pastor rambling on too long?” Read John’s review, “
One Day. One Page. One Hymn.”
PODCAST #15: Little Is Much: A Legacy (8 min.)
View the AI-generated podcast summary of John’s story about the song,
“Little Is Much When God Is in It,” and the “Prayer in Pasadena.” Read the amazing story on the
God Reports website.
Pop Quiz Question: What happened after Pastor McCandless recited the verses of this song in his prayer with an elderly couple? Read John’s blog, “
The Rest of the Story.”
Reading/Listening Incentives! If you read this “Memo to All Staff” carefully, you’ll note that we offered an incentive for you to keep learning. (Take your pick: a Starbucks card, a Chick-fil-A card, or an Amazon card!) See [
insert person’s name here] for details.
SECOND READS: Fresh Solutions From Classic BooksYou have changed—and your problems have changed—since you read this the first time!Book #54 of 99: Boards That Make a DifferenceFor a future meeting, inspire a board member to lead your “
10 Minutes for Governance” session by featuring Book #54 of 99 in our series, “Second Reads.” The big idea:
REREAD TO LEAD! Discover how your favorite books (and articles) still have more to teach you and the people you’re coaching and mentoring.
Boards That Make a Difference:
A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
by John Carver
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During your "meetings sabbatical," read Chapter 20 in Mastering the Management Buckets Workbook for tips on conducting "WOW" meetings. Plus, read Book #69 in Mastering 100 Must Read Books. Rumsfeld's Rules devotes a full chapter on "Running a Meeting." Donald Rumsfeld writes, "The first consideration for meetings is whether to call one at all."
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