Here is another post from our trip to Catalyst09 this year.

Malcolm Gladwell, author (Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers)
I’ll be honest, Malcolm was my favorite speaker. I think he was Michelle’s as well. What is most interesting about Malcolm being one of the main speakers at Catalyst is that he is not considered a “Christian speaker”. This man has so much respect from guys like Andy Stanley and Reggie Joiner that he is given a 30+ minute segment to talk about whatever he wants! And what he wanted to talk about was arrogance in leadership. Here are a few points from his talk:
1) Experts make mistakes
2) Most people tend to overestimate the value of extra bits of information.
3) Discussed the concept of mis-calibration – thinking you know more than you actually know
4) Leaders make mistakes, not from a lack of knowledge, but from and because you have knowledge.
5) “Incompetence is irritating, but overconfidence is scary”.
6) Experts are usually trapped by confidence.
7) “What we need in times of crisis from our leaders is not daring decisions but humility”.
In organizations that you are involved in, do you look to your leaders for answers? Do your leaders admit they make mistakes? Do they come across as arrogant? Are your leaders humble?