Heading back to Germany

The Operations Leadership Connection, Global Technology Leaders, Trainer's Training and Communications meetings are all over. Two weeks, two hotels, 4 Conferences and 7 meals at the Adler Hotel and we are headed home. By we, I mean my boss, Bill Sundstrom and me, are in the Budapest airport. After a stop in Zurich, we will take a train to Basel, then head to Kandern. Oh, how wonderful that statement will be when I get to meet Jana there and stay!

So, what did I learn? What was the purpose of all of this? What I am I taking back? However you ask that, here is what I took from this:

We were asked on Friday to boil everything down to a 1 minute answer to the question "What happened at the OLC Conference?"

My answer references 3 areas that we covered and asks 5 questions. Those are:
What is a leader?
Where am I going?
Where am I now?
How do I get to where I am going?
Who has God put into my life to help me along the way?

We learned how to answer those questions. It comes down to Campus Crusade's Leadership Framework (how does Campus Crusade define a leader and what is expected), how to create a Strategic Plan for the department in which I work and, finally, relationships. I began many new friendships with those from other departments that I have not met. I also was able to renew and strengthen relationships with those I met in Bangkok and Budapest.

These things will go far beyond what I have outlined in the previous paragraph, but that is a short summary of things. I appreciate all of your prayers and words of encouragement while I was here. Thank you as well for looking out for Jana! It is much easier to leave to come here since I knew Jana was in good hands!! Thank you all.