The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
Leadership
The 3 Rs of Positive Progress
I don’t believe that I am different from any other person. We all desire to move forward. Personally and professionally we want to see positive progress being made in our lives. I can admit that I can spend a good bit of time contemplating whether or not I am progressing at the pace and in the direction that I desire. As I have opportunity to talk with other pastors, ministry leaders, and just people in general I find that I am not alone.
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How Fear and Perfection Can Kill Progress
The need to be perfect looms as large as any other problem that plagues leaders who are trying to reach personal and organizational goals. Getting it done, as important as that is, at times seems unable to compete with the need to make sure its perfect when its finished. In many instances the end result is paralysis; we don’t make any progress because of an internal need for perfection. [Read more…] about How Fear and Perfection Can Kill Progress
Make the Difficult Decisions Quickly
As a child there was one vegetable that I hated eating more than any other; that vegetable was rutabagas. Whenever I saw those orange, mashed vegetables on my dinner plate I knew that it was going to be a long night.
The only thing that made a longer night than rutabagas was liver and onions. Anyway, whenever these items made their way to the dinner table of my youth I would push them around on my plate and hope they would go away. I would eat everything else on the plate first, taking my time and saving the worst for last. What I discovered is that no amount of pushing away or putting off until later ever made these distasteful things taste better. [Read more…] about Make the Difficult Decisions Quickly
Failing to Do This One Thing Can Lead to the Destruction of Everything Else
“And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. “ ~ Mark 1:35 (English Standard Version)
An isolated park bench at just the right time of day; that is a scene that plays in my head more often than I care to admit. As an introvert I am keenly aware of the energizing power of getting away by myself. Practicing the discipline makes me better in every role I am called to in life. [Read more…] about Failing to Do This One Thing Can Lead to the Destruction of Everything Else