Leadership Quotes by Jeff Henderson

Excellence requires us to prepare in advance.

— Jeff Henderson

We need ask more questions.

— Jeff Henderson

Who is in your life asking you the tough questions?

— Jeff Henderson

What's it like to be on the other side of me?

— Jeff Henderson

I eat "NOs" for breakfast.

— Jeff Henderson

If we're not careful we spiritualize laziness.

— Jeff Henderson

Walk humbly but walk confidently. People want to follow confident, humble leaders.

— Jeff Henderson

I want you to be a connoisseur of great questions? Here's one - what would we do if we had no money?

— Jeff Henderson

Asking for money is better over coffee than over a computer.

— Jeff Henderson

Non-profits find the very best Who and put them on their Boards because they don't want to pay them.

— Jeff Henderson

Excellence Matters. Excellent people. Excellent vision. Excellent marketing. Excellent strategies.

— Jeff Henderson

I love everybody but I don't have to hire everybody.

— Jeff Henderson

Charitable giving in the United States has remained at 2% of GDP since 1970.

— Jeff Henderson

Non-profit organizations think like non-profit organizations. That's the problem.

— Jeff Henderson

We've got to build scale. We're going to hire the best people, build the best systems, and find solutions.

— Jeff Henderson

The solutions the non-profits are trying to provide aren't keeping pace with the problems they're trying to survive.

— Jeff Henderson

For profits think, "We've got to find that finest talent available, pay them what they're worth, and put them into their daily…

— Jeff Henderson

Excellence is a signal to God that we are going to dig our ditches but if You don't make it rain, all…

— Jeff Henderson

Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them.

— Jeff Henderson

Attempt something so great for God that it is doomed to fail unless God is in it, and you're in it as…

— Jeff Henderson

Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems.

— Jeff Henderson

I hire talented, creative, passionate learners who have a history of turning intention into reality.

— Jeff Henderson

Keep your character several steps ahead of your talent

— Jeff Henderson

The church should train the Ritz Carlton on how to serve people.

— Jeff Henderson

If you don't have an emotionally healthy staff you won't move forward as an organization.

— Jeff Henderson

I have to look at our staff and ask the hard question - Would I hire them again?

— Jeff Henderson

At what point did we begin to think excellence is offensive to God?

— Jeff Henderson