I’m at the leadership summit with the team from Revolution Church. This is by far the best leadership conference of the year. This is my 14th summit and every year, God stretches me and challenges me. So much wisdom and inspiration wrapped up into two days. I always blog my notes, so if you can’t attend or missed something, I’ve got you covered.

Here are some takeaways from session 5 with Lazlo Bock, Senior Advisor at Google:

• For too many leaders, there is a gap between what they believe and how they act.
• A leaders job is to find the best people, grow them as fast as possible, and then keep them at the company.
• The experience of work should be meaningful.
• We all want to be valued and have a voice in what we do. A leader needs to give that to their people.

• Treat your employees right and they will great things for you.
• The most important thing is to give your work meaning.
• If you are a leader, you need to give the work that your people do meaning.
• What meaning do people find from working at your church or company? What meaning are you giving to your people?
• A leader needs to remind people about the mission and meaning of your work.
• There are some people who remember the duty but forget the joy of the work we do.
• Only a 1/3 of workers feel a connection between their job and meaning.
• To create meaning: Figure out why you are doing the work you are doing. Remind yourself, this is why I’m here.

• A big mistake most companies make is to not trust their people enough.
• The only thing that drives performance in organizations is having a goal and make sure other people know that goal.

• If you are a leader, give your people more freedom than you are comfortable with.
• Ask what your people think.
• When people ask a question, ask them what they think.
• More freedom makes people happier and they stay longer.

• Recruiting and hiring is so important because that is how you transform an organization.
• Simple rules for hiring: Don’t let the interviewers make the hiring decision. Always hire someone who is better than me in some way.