Every year, my team and I attend the leadership summit and it is always refreshing, challenging and recharging for me. Easily the best leadership material in a conference that is out there. I try to share some of the highlights I took from each session.

Here are some thoughts from the session with Craig Groeschel on The Power of Emotions in Leadership:

• Impressing you is not the same as connecting with you.
• Emotions are relevant and important but they are the catalyst to growth.
• The fastest way to change someone’s mind is to connect with their heart.
• Knowledge alone rarely leads to action.
• Knowledge leads to conclusion while emotion leads to action.
• We must ask what do we want people to know, feel and do.
• Share stories purposefully. 
• Stories stick but facts fade.
• Stories connect to the heart of emotions with the strength of logic.
• Choose words deliberately. 
• The words you choose determine the emotions that people feel.
• Vision and values should inspire you and move you. If they don’t, they are too dull and safe.
• Show vulnerability thoughtfully. 
• We may impress people with our strengths but we connect through our weakness.
• People would rather follow someone who is real instead of someone who is always right.