While the Pareto Principle is a sound measure in the general sense it can produce myths. I want to address some of these myths. The first myth: You can only count on the twenty percent. Somewhere people have bought into the notion that since 20% of the cause creates 80% of the result that the other 80% of the cause is therefore unreliable.
In Leadership we learn to focus our attention and investment into the 20% because they are going to generate the bulk of the results. It's a reasonable notion. But I believe it is short sighted to say that only the 20% should get attention. As a leader we're responsible to lead all of our people not just our top performers. In any church the bulk of results may come from a few producers, but that doesn't besmirch the effort of the other 80%. If ten people go out and invite people to church and two have guests show up then the Pareto Principle holds true, but that doesn't negate the effort of the other eight people.
My point, be careful leading only twenty percent of your people, you may be counting wrong.
--Ben
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