A simple story that communicates the spirit of eleve8...
A couple of years ago, one of the RMI pickup trucks pulled into the parking lot at the office. As the driver exited the vehicle, he started talking with another team member there by the side of the truck. That other team member immediately noticed a wet rope that was left in the bed of the pickup overnight. It had gotten wet from the rain the previous night as it laid disheveled in it's place. Here in RMI, we value order and stewarding what God has given us. The rope should've been wrapped up and put in the back of the truck so it was ready for it's next use. Once he noticed the rope, he reached in and grabbed the rope to put it away. The driver who was ultimately responsible for that rope, asked, "Wow, why can't I see what you see?".
Why can't I see what you see? What a great question! It's about training. The one team member had been trained to have open eyes, to take initiative, to look for opportunities to change things and to have an impact where God put him. The other team member had simply not been taught to have open eyes. We want all of our team to have open eyes. We want to have a "take initiative" kind of culture.
Today, that team member who asked the simple question, "Why can't I see what you see?", is now the one with open eyes. He is now the one teaching and leading others. He is now the one taking great initiative to change things.
This is the spirit of eleve8. It's about multiplication. We all need to be passing on what we've learned along the way, as well as learning more from the others God puts around us.
Keep watch as we roll this out in an 5 post series... Next up...
A couple of years ago, one of the RMI pickup trucks pulled into the parking lot at the office. As the driver exited the vehicle, he started talking with another team member there by the side of the truck. That other team member immediately noticed a wet rope that was left in the bed of the pickup overnight. It had gotten wet from the rain the previous night as it laid disheveled in it's place. Here in RMI, we value order and stewarding what God has given us. The rope should've been wrapped up and put in the back of the truck so it was ready for it's next use. Once he noticed the rope, he reached in and grabbed the rope to put it away. The driver who was ultimately responsible for that rope, asked, "Wow, why can't I see what you see?".
Why can't I see what you see? What a great question! It's about training. The one team member had been trained to have open eyes, to take initiative, to look for opportunities to change things and to have an impact where God put him. The other team member had simply not been taught to have open eyes. We want all of our team to have open eyes. We want to have a "take initiative" kind of culture.
Today, that team member who asked the simple question, "Why can't I see what you see?", is now the one with open eyes. He is now the one teaching and leading others. He is now the one taking great initiative to change things.
This is the spirit of eleve8. It's about multiplication. We all need to be passing on what we've learned along the way, as well as learning more from the others God puts around us.
Keep watch as we roll this out in an 5 post series... Next up...
- ANNOUNCING: eleve8
- Vision and Mission
- 8 Core Values and Proficiencies
- This is NEW, but not really!
- A Story That Tells Why
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