5LQ Episode 465: Scott Harrison

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Scott Harrison. Scott is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water and author of Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World. They discuss finding clarity by stepping away and why integrity is so important. BEST QUOTES “I personally felt like I had let down 180,000 people because I hadn’t figured out how to achieve the success of the previous year or grow.” “When you are in the day-to-day, often, it is easy as leaders to be hard on ourselves.” “The thing I am most interested in at the moment, hitting 15 years, is the idea of the long obedience in the same direction or showing up for a long time and allowing amazing things to happen.” “I would like to personally oversee 100 million people getting clean water before I die, so that keeps me going.” “We had a million dollars in the bank account that was going straight to build water projects, and we were about to miss payroll in the overhead bank account. We were never going to borrow against that.” “Find the highest road possible, and take that.” “Integrity is the number one most valued value for me.” “How you do something is way more important than what you actually do.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network charity: water Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World by Scott Harrison This Episode’s Sponsor: Downline Ministries’ mission is to encourage a restoration of biblical discipleship in and through the local church by equipping men and women to know God’s Word and make disciples.  The primary way we partner with churches is through the Downline Institute, a 9 month biblical discipleship training program that walks students through the Bible (Genesis-Revelation), biblical manhood/womanhood, and key discipleship lessons. Listeners can receive $100 off tuition cost by using the code LIFEWAY when you apply at www.downlineministries.com.