Leadership Lessons from Delboy

"to fulfil a great dream, you have to start somewhere and not allow the element of risk to de-power you. "

Dreaming can be relatively easy, especially when it costs nothing, demands little and is fuelled by like minded dreamers. Seeing a dream begin to take shape and develop is another world altogether. For some they get stuck before they have even started. Turning the dream into the first tentative steps can sometimes bring only paralysis as the risks involved loom large.

For the entrepreneurial leader the first steps are often the best because they need little management and organisational infrastructure which means that the “have a go” culture thrives. Starting three church plants in the same year seemed easy because couples, singles and families opened their homes around Manchester. A second site for CCM became an easy reality when a vodka bar became available at virtually no cost, allowing a very small handful of guys to run an evening meeting.

Gorton Arts academy is another dream where we are looking to build an arts centre right in the heart of East Manchester. This will enable some of the more disadvantaged people to have access to quality artists where they will be able learn, join bands, produce shows and begin to feel the satisfaction of achievement. Where do we start? Simply, with a few teenagers being offered guitar, drum and dance lessons for free.

I always laugh at Del Boy when he says “who dares wins” as he embarks on one of his hair brained schemes. Yet the truth is, to fulfil a great dream, you have to start somewhere and not allow the element of risk to de-power you.

Leadership Lessons from Delboy

Dreaming can be relatively easy, especially when it costs nothing, demands little and is fuelled by like minded dreamers. Seeing a dream begin to take shape and develop is another world altogether. For some they get stuck before they have even started. Turning the dream into the first tentative steps can sometimes bring only paralysis as the risks involved loom large.