tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87268293559053971012011-11-27T17:17:54.400-08:00The daily LEADERSHIP blog for Kingdom Business magazine.Kingdom Point Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633841708169068736noreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726829355905397101.post-50436800541591006622009-12-07T10:52:00.001-08:002009-12-07T10:52:23.785-08:00

Government debt damages everyone - especially small business.In this time of massive debt with people voting for leaders who support adding to the debt, it might be good to once again read what one of our Founding Fathers wrote not so very long ago (in the ages of nations)."We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our selection between economy and liberty or profusion

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Proverbs 20:24 (NIV) A man's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way?For the Christian Leader, this may be a “Well, Duh!” verse. Of course! Really? Interesting conundrum here: we have a responsibility to think and act; but in our doing so, we never contradict God’s sovereignty.As one moves through management and into leadership, bosses, processes or initiatives,

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The internal politics of an organization can damage an otherwise healthy culture. Conflicting views of business strategy, for example, often yield pettiness, personal attacks and the politics of the destruction. Leaders, in both “sacred” and “secular” organizations, must deal with the human tendency to devour gossip.Proverbs 18:8 (MSG) Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really

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Proverbs 16:21 (NAS) The wise in heart will be called understanding, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.Definitions of leadership include words like influence, persuasion and motivation, i.e. the ability to inspire others to do what they normally may not consider doing.Those writing about leadership agree that the simplest definition of a leader is a person who has followers.

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There are many expectations followers have about their leaders: one in particular is the leader’s ability to “understand.” A well-rounded leader wins the favor of followers by faithfully communicating, “they get it.”This is a leader who has learned to both manage complexity well and lead clearly through the tensions inherent in the structural conflicts involved in change. Careful! Success here

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Leaders who are driven by integrity make a difference – they are the ones who manage change well. Completeness I believe, has at its core an obligation of each leader to “know self” and this is a journey of three, interconnected phases: Understanding Purpose: · Do you know why you are here?· What is your purpose? Have your written your personal vision statement?· Why were you created?

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All sorts of people can inspire, motivate to bring about change. Sometimes, the oasis of hoped for change is just a desert illusion.Proverbs 10:11a (NKJV) The mouth of the righteous is a well of life…Not so with a righteous leader: this person draws from a well of “living water” and motivates people to move (change) quenching their thirst with “the healing water” from the Giver of Life.According

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Proverbs 9: 1, 10 (MSG) 1Lady Wisdom has built and furnished her home... 10Skilled living gets its start in the Fear-of-GOD, insight into life from knowing a Holy God.A special house has been built for Believers and it should be enough - but many times, we spend time looking out the window at other buildings that seem bigger, better, bolder.The world does this as their practice of living. Never

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Whom you look to for wisdom when leading your team, your small business, your ministry determines – well, everything. Your understanding of personal purpose, your core values and your worldview all merge at this intersection.Biblical business ethics adheres to the underlying principle that there is absolute, foundational truth upon which you must build your thought life and behavior. Solomon of

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Business schools demand certain perquisites to take advanced classes. Those “fundamental” classes lay the foundation for the deeper thinking required.Prov. 2:2 (NAS) Make your ear attentive to wisdom; incline your heart to understanding;So also, Biblical Leaders have foundational classes; not only are we to “tune into” wisdom, we are to apply wholeheartedly what we have learned – it is an action

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Proverbs 27:23 – 27 (MSG) [Be diligent to] know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks; (Don't take them for granted; possessions don't last forever, you know.) And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns, you can knit sweaters from lambs' wool, and sell your goats for a profit; there will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter.“

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We all meditate: we just don’t think about it as such. Probably your mental image is a yoga position, or you pictured a cloistered monk; however, don’t be deceived! What you think about when you are working-out – jogging or walking along – where you mind wanders and settles – that is meditation.For some that thought-time is filled with complaining, anger, bitterness, gossip, sexual images, envy

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Understanding personal purpose - Why are you here? - yields not only knowing "who you are" but also how you impact others.Proverbs 22:1 (NIV) A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.Consider that your impact on others as a leader has more value than all the wealth you can accumulate.A.W. Tozer offered seven “tests” for us to use when we want

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The blame-game. Easy to play, given we have so very much practice. Hard to stop, given our self-centered natures. When our words are wrong, we blame others. When others make mistakes because of our folly, we blame. Blame. Blame Blame.Pr. 19:3 (NIV) A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.Christian leader let me put this in context: I’m not writing about mistakes,

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The stored-up knowledge of experience becomes most useful when communicated wisely. It takes care to communicate “rightly” – proper time, proper place, and proper thoughts.I understand this so very well, because sometimes I fail to wisely communicate. I blurt: Foolish thing to do. So, I've learned that in work, friends and family relationships, leaders communicate carefullyProverbs 15:2 (NKJV)

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Wisdom’s place in the heart is not ostentatious. It is quiet: a strength that leads to insightful understanding that has its foundation laid in a clear, personal purpose, a set of consistent ethics, and a compelling, yet coherent worldview.In their groundbreaking work, Daft and Lengel, in Fusion Leadership point out that leaders must have heart to lead. They proclaim, [that a] “Fusion Leader

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Proverbs12:15 (MSG) Fools are headstrong and do what they like; wise people take advice. “Taking advice” defines effective leaders. They are the ones who have learned having an open mind yields beneficial results. That learning is life-long. Leaders learn to listen - not just hear - and are listening with the expectation of learning from the advice, no matter the source.Advice comes in

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The acquiring of wisdom is a journey, not an event. The journey is not only revealing about “self” but also about the shape and expression of a leader’s ethics.Proverbs 9:9 (AMP) Give instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man (one upright and in right standing with God) and he will increase in learning.Our progress in life is a result of our choices and our

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In Bruce Doyle III’s book Before You Think Another Thought he suggests that “what you focus on expands in your life…[and]…it is important to focus your attention effectively.”Focus is a choice – a preference.Proverbs 8:9-10 (MSG) [Wisdom speaking] Prefer my life--disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative career. For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth

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Proverbs 6:16-19Here are six things God hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion: eyes that are arrogant, a tongue that lies, hands that murder the innocent, a heart that hatches evil plots, feet that race down a wicked track, a mouth that lies under oath, a troublemaker in the family.God’s expectations for his people were, of course, communicated

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Leaders communicate. Effective leaders communicate well. Sometimes, however, communicating well means being quiet.As some readers know, I was a theater major many years ago and completed all my graduate work, sans thesis, in theater. That schooling made it clear to me that actors are taught not only how to communicate, but also how to “be” in the silence between speaking parts. It is a form of

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Life-long learning is an attribute of leadership – especially of those seeking to hone their skills as a servant-leader.Proverbs 1:5 (NASB) A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel…From recorded history, wisdom has been institutionalized, and with good reason. The wise were about sharing, training and producing wise people. We learn from

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A fundamental of authentic, transformational leadership (servant-leadership) is that the leader has a clear understanding of his/her purpose. The platform for personal purpose is undergirded by a person answering essential questions like:Where did you come from?Why are you here?What is your destiny?What role does God have in your life?Are you aligned with a purpose outside of self?If one believes

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The terms “emotional fluency” or “EQ” (the ability to use emotions effectively) are sometimes used when describing the process of developing positive corporate culture by practicing integrity.Proverbs 28:16 (MSG) Among leaders who lack insight [or judgment], abuse abounds, but for one who hates corruption [covetousness], the future is bright.The juxtaposition of covetousness and the lack of

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A common characteristic of failed leadership is a lack of self-control - a lack manifested in many ways: but most important among them is the blame game.Taking full responsibility for our actions, learning from mistakes and using what you have been given to its full advantage are “walls” that will protect the leader.Learn self-control by:Curbing curiosity – everything is permitted, but not

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Foresight is one of the characteristics of leadership, and is especially focused upon in the literature about servant-leaders. Beyond the simple thought of seeing “trouble coming” and avoiding it, is the deeper realization that developing the awareness to integrate information that is flowing toward and around you into knowledge is a product of maturing wisdom.Proverbs 22:3 (MSG) A prudent person

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Plato taught that moral thoughts are universal and that “the Good” can be attained through reason not through submission to revelation. Unlike Plato, Scripture (revelation) teaches that pursuing godliness is an act of submission.Submitting or reasoning? We like the second: appeals to our ego.Proverbs 21:21 (NLT) Whoever pursues godliness and unfailing love will find life, godliness, and honor.

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Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is. --Publilius SyrusOur words, written or spoken, have power. More power than we often realize. Beyond the obvious meaning of choosing words that feed and nurture a person, as opposed to words that destroy a person, there is a subtly that is sometimes missed.The leader who is full of jest, quick wit, “in-your-face” retorts or even IYF

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"Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly." (Proverbs 17:12) Does this seem like a hyperbole? A bit melodramatic? A stretch? A human who spreads his/her folly more deadly than a 500 pound Syrian Brown Bear, with bared teeth, menacing growl, towering height and long claws, diving down and running at us?Fear the deadly, angry mother bear vs. a person wise in their own eyes

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A Christian Worldview recognizes that the source for maintaining truth and justice in affairs of commerce is God.Proverbs 16:11 (AMP) A just balance and scales are the Lord's; all the weights of the bag are His work [established on His eternal principles].A secularist sees the weights and scale as simply man’s manufacturing ability – man’s ingenuity. The philosophical two-story worldview in

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Purpose is the foundation of leadership. Knowing who you are, why you are here and where you are ultimately headed (the eternal) drives decisions directing your life and your leading.God seeks leaders who have learned to integrate the sacred and the secular to impact the world for Him. The supposed division between the two got its start with Greek thinkers and through the centuries has become the

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Leaders practice foresight – remembering the past, objectively looking at the present, and ascertaining known consequences of decisions in the future. Servant-leaders not only provide good direction, they also seek wise counsel. This is not “either/or” thinking; rather, it is “both/and.” The event we honor today, September 11, 2001, is a horrific example of the results of either/or.Silo thinking

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A recent study from the IABC found that over 65% of their membership had no training on ethics – and it is this group that advices senior management on ethical decision-making!It has also been my experience that, for the most cases, those who ran their business with the application of ethics were people who had grounding in the Word. Interestingly, many have rejected Christianity, per se – but

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The run is rising over the Alabama Hills and reflects dramatically off theSierra's to the west.I'm writing this a a buddy's home awaiting breakfast before we tackle the building of a set of new cabinets for his new house. I tell you this as a way of understanding why I have not written from Proverbs this week.Mornings start early and at day's end, reading and meditating are not given any priority

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In a recent Wall Street Journal interview, Robert Bruner (dean of Univ. of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and co-author of the Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market’s Perfect Storm) said that a lesson emerging from current market conditions comments that “Ethics are always No.1…Leadership is second…” He does not address how a person’s ethics are developed. That is the more

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Honey is a powerful food. Not only is it sweet, but also it has healthy attributes and has been used through the ages to treat various ailments. Its sweetness is not open for debate. Once tasted, no arguments can be set forth to convince you otherwise.Exactly like The Truth, right? Well, not exactly: many have grown up around beehives, honeycombs, various containers of honey – even been schooled

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Plato taught that moral thoughts are universal and that “the Good” can be attained through reason not through submission to the Revelation.Pursue godliness (which is an act of submission) or Reasoning? Which is for us? I don’t know about you, but my instincts are for the second choice: it appeals to the ego. Bad choice.Pursuing godliness (righteous living) and love (the focus on others) in the

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In his article The Cultivation of Transcendent Leadership, Jamie S. Walters posits that generosity is the first of the six principles of “transcendent leadership.”As he points out, “Generosity of spirit…fosters collaboration, creativity, idea-sharing, knowledge-sharing, camaraderie, trust, satisfaction, and constructive communication.”Mercy to the needy is not only expressed as financial help (

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Of course, leaders must be schooled. But it’s not only Harvard, Yale, Northwestern, Wharton or Stanford where this education must be sought. That’s because money not only does not buy happiness, but it also does not buy wisdom; and in the end, it is wisdom that counts.There is another school where the tuition is paid with a different kind of money. The tuition for servant-leaders is paid with

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Of course, leaders must be schooled. But it’s not only Hrvard, Yale, Northwestern, Wharton or Stanford where this education must be sought. That’s because money not only does not buy happiness, but it also does not buy wisdom; and in the end, it is wisdom that counts.There is another school where the tuition is paid with a different kind of money. The tuition for servant-leaders is paid with the

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Improved productivity is a major challenge facing companies, especially in this downturn. Focusing on the dignity of the worker is a major step in meeting the demands of process to achieve results. However, the focus must be not only on words, but also on the leader’s behavior. What you do speaks louder than what you say.The writer of this verse says it well: Proverbs 14:23 (NIV) All hard work

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Sometimes it’s the little things that cause the biggest problems in business – like that “little white lie” that seems to often grow faster than even bamboo!There are two offenses with false talk: harming truth is the first – and surely vital in an ethical business environment; the second, equally as important (and maybe more so) is that false talk always harms others. Leaders (all people –

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The root meaning of integrity is wholeness – we get our word integer from it – a whole number. The Hebrew meaning of the word used here for “integrity” has in its root the word completeness and includes the concepts of ethical straightness and perfection.Greenleaf (The Servant as Leader) points out that authenticity is at the core of the leader – especially the servant leader – “….begins with the

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Silence is a powerful communication tool.Give humans a chance to chatter, without care and forethought, invariably we will exaggerate, hyperbolize, and stretch the truth or just flat-out lie. Why? In our self-absorption, we want to “look good.”Leaders, who focus on others, find it much easier to practice the discipline of listening (you can’t listen and talk at the same time!). In sales training,

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Successful businesses serve well the needs of their customers in an environment where employees thrive and are rewarded in words and deeds: all accomplished in such a way that the investor’s financial needs are met and the community that surrounds the business profits from the enterprise.The book of Proverbs, and other Scriptures, are filled with words of wisdom that support each of these

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In a 2003 survey done by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (www.bcwinstitute.com) they found, among other attributes, that the leaders in organizations ranked at the top of the list were described with terms like caring, humble, approachable, and Godly. Attractive leaders. Shining brightly. Easier to follow.Greenleaf, in his work The Servant as Leader, posited that: “…foresight…begins with

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Being good and doing what’s right. Christian leaders are called to these attributes.What is right? It is anything that we do for others that encourages them, builds them up and moves them away from bondage to freedom. That ethic is derived from the Ten Commandants that begins with God then moves to some common sense principles dealing with others. Servant-leadership principles have their source

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Having good intentions is admirable. It is your behavior that will have impact. If you want to maximize your impact, first manage your behavior while purifying your intentions.Proverbs 31:4-5 (MSG) Leaders can't afford to make fools of themselves, gulping wine and swilling beer, lest, hung over, they don't know right from wrong, and the people who depend on them are hurt.Behavior always speaks

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“Letting it all come out” is acting stupidly. It is a weakness in character, especially for a leader, to be so open that one spews anger or even just tells everything one knows about a subject. It was La Rochefoucauld (17th century French epigrammatist) who commented that “conceit causes more conversation than wit” and this verse supports that contention.Proverbs 29:11 (NKJV) A fool vents all his

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Proverbs 27:20 (NLT) Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.What do you desire? Secretly.Whether your secret desire for satisfaction is expressed in the pursuit of money, power, influence, sex, sports, food or rampant hedonism (just feel’n good, man), one outcome is certain: you will never be satisfied.Let’s make it simpler: self-satisfaction is an

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Second post in a row on envy. Some of you may be thinking that this admonition may seem casual, or even a bit off-handed – perhaps, not even very insightful - because we know the end and the One who holds the end in His hands.Proverbs 24:19-20 (NIV) Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed

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How easy it is to envy – even a little bit – even for leaders.When you see those, who consider God irrelevant, achieving success in business and life, the natural inclination is to consider, at least, “what do they have going for them!” Remember, their plenty is both their portion and their poison.When your business is faltering despite your hard works and others are gaming the system and moving

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Leadership that is attractive…motivates. Pureness of heart will attract both followers and other leaders. Christian business leaders should have an advantage because we can lead from a pure heart and our speech can be seasoned with graciousness. Both are a result not of who we are naturally, but of Christ in us.Do you want to make a change in your workplace? Work on your heart and leave the rest

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Finding and keeping good people is a journey small business owners take often with disastrous results. Desperation and greed can cause those with hidden character issues a “reason” to rationalize behavior they may never have thought of pursuing previously.Small business people face yet another impediment to sustainability in a tough economy - employee fraud. Tough financial times often give some

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Today’s culture demands that this verse is a personal, subjective value but has nothing to do with objective reality - including how you lead and manage: it may be OK for you but certainly not for everybody else.However, if the Incarnation and Resurrection are historical facts, then the dichotomy that defines our culture is false (“values” relegated to personal and private issues, and science,

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I’m reminded of a recent article in the July 2009 SMITHSONIAN titled “Salami, Mr. Holcomb?” memorializing, in a Lucian Perkins' photo, the grueling “plebe” experience. Parts of that experience are intense memorization drills, including, for example, the lunch menu. Holcomb (the plebe) received the blistering verbal pounding of the senior midshipman, Sandee Irwin (one of the first women at the

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Leaders must have the capacity to observe all that life offers: to learn and then apply that knowledge wisely in the work place. This is a process of life-long learning - antithesis of laziness. This kind of diligence, especially if you are running a business, is vital to healthy companies and a healthy personal growth. Leaders must have the capacity to observe, to learn and then apply wisdom

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The measure of a Christian leader is how well that leader weaves his/her faith into the fabric of living both at home and at work. Listening to God’s voice in everything we do takes intentionality, discipline and a determination to be humble, even in business problem-solving. We are often too caught up in the myth of Hollywood that we are autonomous, independent leaders and find ourselves just

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Chapter one of Proverbs says there is a simple method that will provide what you need to learn to relax.Proverbs 1: 33 MSG "First pay attention to me, and then relax. Now you can take it easy--you're in good handsDoing life right. Right living - you know, be righteous. Practicing righteousness.Practicing righteousness is not a mystery - it is a discipline of being absorbed with God - hearing the

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Effective leaders are grounded. They believe in something greater than self to be true. Some cling to observed success principles. Some are more direct – they simply believe in karma and operate accordingly. Others, raised in a loose Christian tradition, have shaped God into their own image – it’s a god that works for them and their lives.Believing leaders face a challenge: Christian’s believe

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Ron Heifetz, co-founder of Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership, is quoted as saying, “Purposeful honesty and appropriate transparency at all levels are eventual indicators of your organization’s adaptability and ability to thrive.”What leaders listen to – i.e. honor - matters. One of your team want to share a juicy morsel? Stop them before they blurt out more. If lies, gossip, spurious

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One of the important functions of leadership is listening; however, there does come a time for the leader to actually give advice. This advice must be timely advice - not constant chattering advice.Advice is not the same as Micro-managing. “Timely” is advice given at the right time, in the right place, and in the right way giving consideration to the recipient of that advice (What is their

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Motives are everything – especially for the small businessperson in these economic times.In his book, Principle Centered Leadership, S. Covey derides our culture’s fixation on wealth - especially wealth without work. He notes a correlation between one’s movement away from the laws of nature and the degree to which one’s judgment is adversely affected.The law of nature (God’s truth) is this: if

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In an article written for www.darwinmag.com in June of 2004, leadership author, John Baldoni (www.johnbaldoni.com) writes:“Humility just might be one of the most overlooked attributes in leadership, but it just might be one of the most important attributes a leader can possess. Humility is a strand between leader and follower that underscores one common element: our humanity.” If we place God at

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Leaders listen. Well, authentic leaders listen.Effective leaders have learned that art. In a January 2001 article in Harvard Business Review, Jim Collins introduced the world to the “Level 5 Leadership” wherein HBR observed that is was “The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve.”Those who practice humility listen actively. And active listening is a skill that is not easily developed. The goal

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Just as money cannot buy happiness, it cannot buy wisdom.The purchase of wisdom is a heart thing. The heart must first be changed since God's ways are not the ways of the world.What are leaders at work to do? Stop funding all educational incentives? Disparage the educational system? NO! That MBA will help do stuff: a heart for God will help you be.Proverbs 17:16 (NLT) It is senseless to pay

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It was D.D. Eisenhower who said: "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." For business leaders, planning that goes into strategy is essential. You must know what is happening in the environment. You have a duty to understand the business sector. Understanding market share and profitability helps determine strategy. These are tools,

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We live in a world of uncertainty – magnified by the political, socio-economic and military events of 2009. Jobs lost. Families in stress. For many leaders, the streams of their revenue have dried up. The lake of their reserves now lies with its old, rotten stumps exposes in pools of mud. No water there. Not a pretty picture.Google “business advice” and you’ll find over 98,000,000 entries. Lot of

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In his book, Leadership Without Easy Answers, Harvard professor Ronald Heifetz posits that the role of leadership is changing: the new role is “to help people face reality and to mobilize them to make change.”Change has been a hot topic recently and change is at least painful and at worst potentially destructive. Positive change in our relationship takes intentionality. People are sometimes “

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An anonymous person has been quoted as saying, “Samson slew 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. You and I may have destroyed as many relationships with the same weapon.”Words are powerful and workplace gossip has become almost like air: it's everywhere. So pervasive that management literature not only recognizes gossip as a force in the workplace, but also has studied how it starts, how

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Rich Leadership. Truly rich.Proverbs 10:22 (AMP) The blessing of the Lord--it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it]. Quite a promise when you think about it: riches with no sorrow; wealth without anxiety. No worrying about who might take it away; or how you might loose it; or the tax burden because of it; or the misunderstandings about you because

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Whether it's Business School or the school of life, any learning that leaves out God, is foolish – it's the simple (think simpleton) way.A Christian leader (or any person) must adopt a worldview that is totally integrated – it defines walking in the “way of understanding.” That walk includes unifying our public/private, sacred/secular lives, growing in Truth and gaining spiritual power.Truth is

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We have become society that is more concerned about how we look, how much we are liked, and how saying the “right things” rather than behaving with values that reflects Wisdom that comes from the Truth.Taking a stand in business for The Truth sometimes will yield sneering. To battle that belittling attitude, Christian leaders must remember, "Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth." It

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God is meant to be our all in all – in every single thing. If we have not sold out all for God, we have yet to become truly human.Observe the highlighted words in the verse below.Proverbs 2: 1-5 (NIV) My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for

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There was a time in our culture when the term “God-fearing man or woman” was used to describe a Christian; however the literature of the last century painted an image of this person as hard, cranky, without compassion, stoic, even brutal – not a pretty picture.God-fearers at work have disappeared - at least many public voices. The “fear” written of here is not the trembling Lion quaking before

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Rich or poor. Oppressed or the oppressor. Experience shape us, not by what happens, but by what how we think and therefore what we do about what happens.It is because of the simple, common grace of God that we are born seeing. Easily forgotten. We take such for granted – until we are one of those born sightless, or deaf, or dumb.Beyond the actual to the metaphor, all have been given some measure

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In their book The 5 Pillars of Leadership, Meyer and Slechta posit that the first three fundamentals of leadership are integrity, a servant’s heart and stewardship. The chord of your character, if built with those three strands, will not easily be broken! Warren Bennis is quoted as saying that “Character is the key to leadership” and research, done by Harvard University professors, indicates that

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Servant-leadership is an expression of humility.A great paradox is that this kind of leader is one who exercises authority, motivating people to willingly do what has been asked because of personal influence. They don’t do this for personal praise. They do it because they understand and share the vision, know the mission and make sure the team knows their roles and are driven by values that

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Leaders must use many different tools to encourage excellence. Some tools are meant to train; others, to govern direction and focus; and finally, there are tools that a consequence of inappropriate behavior. Each must be used with wisdom and without succumbing to emotional anger or disgust or some other expression of how we feel – it should never be about us – it must be about them.Coaches often

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In an interview with Larry King, Donald Trump observed that pretenders to success often spend too much time talking to him about all they have done. He has observed that successful people, on the other hand, spend the time learning -- asking questions about his success.Self-exaltation often results in disaster.For the Christ-centered, small business person, authentic self-promotion is not about

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Recently, the news has been filled with those business people and other leaders who have achieved a result and their name is not good because of that result.For everyone, especially leaders, two attributes are more desirable than all the wealth we can accumulate: to be well spoken of and to be held in high esteem by others.Both point to personal purpose: knowing who you are and what your purpose

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Leaders plan: one could probably posit that planning is elemental to leadership.I like Philip Crosby’s definition (The Absolutes of Leadership): “Leadership is deliberately causing people-driven actions in a planned fashion [emphasis mine] for the purpose of accomplishing the leader’s agenda….planned fashion means actually laying out a sequence of events that lets people know what is going to

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The mix of humility and relentlessness will may define a “Level 5” (Collins, Good to Great), but for the Christian at work, there may be more to consider.Humility is more than some building block toward leadership: it must be an essence of leadership. It is the definition of a leader that is driven by a desire to serve others.In Genesis, there is a story about land. It seems that the land could

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Compromises of our moral principles begins when we forget the basis of those principles. Our slide down that slippery slope gains its momentum when we stop learning from the text that really matters – Scripture.In her book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, author Goodwin noted that Lincoln was consumed with learning. A study of his life reveals that he not only read but

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Listening to understand others and listening to one’s self (self-awareness) are each critical skills in effective leadership and exemplify a leader’s inquiry for and even a craving for, knowledge.Leadership literature lights up when combining a “Google” search for listening with leadership and one very interesting link was to a research study submitted to the National Fire Academy as part of the

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It is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! Effective leaders choose words to that make followers feel valued. Choosing the right word, spoken at the right time, in the right manner can make all the difference in your leading.Sam Walton is quoted as saying, "Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's

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Reflective understanding and thinking are activities that happen in rest and stillness.Yes, activities. Not some empty-minded mediation; but quiet, reflecting thinking about purpose, mission, and strategy. It is the prudent leader who takes time to think, to reflect and to meditate and think through possible actions and their effect on the team, the customer and stakeholders.Have you thought

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Leaders work through people to achieve their vision for the organization. They inspire innovation in their people. It is leadership that moves ideas, gets stuff down and keeps the team motivated and inspired.And they use conversation to do all this. Effective leaders employ carefully crafted words. They use authentic speech and don’t pretend to have all the answers. Their speech encourages

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Outside advisers are becoming ubiquitous, and according to author, Dan Ciampa, in his book Taking Advice, although leaders sometimes have grown less satisfied with the advice they are receiving, they too often overlook help from colleagues, board members, subordinates, friends, and spouses. He points out that when leaders fail to solicit advice or obtain it [actually listen to the advice] the

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Making a very little adjustment to the weights in ancient times could become very profitable for the wealth-driven business person. In business today, although we don't use the same kind of scales, it is still the little things that can make a big difference. The CRA-induced financial crisis is an example of a collection of little changes (demands on banks to lend to those who would not normally

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The literature on the theory and practice of leadership has been around a long time. Studies have emerged from many disparate disciplines that have shaped and augmented that literature. Each writer, some intentionally, many without intention, have reflected a particular worldview.One’s worldview consists of at least three attributes, it:Assumes something about origins (fundamentally either matter

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God’s laws, like principles of leadership, are fundamentally about two issues: personal integrity and the value of others. Robin S. Sharma in Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari put it this way: “The greatest privilege of leadership is the chance to elevate lives."Robert E. Staub - (The Heart of Leadership: 12 Practices of a Courageous Leader) - reveals that those who purport to

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Qualities of a business leader often deal with competency, care, and communication. Great qualities to develop. Christian leaders must develop both secular standards of leadership and scared standard that may include providing sound, Biblically-based advice, good teaching that provide “light” and living a life of moral discipline.Life is not simple and neither is leading.Business is in constant

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Whether you are leading a small business, a large company, or a team, listening is a skill that has direct impact on your ability to be an influential leader. Listening, learned and applied, is priceless to the person to whom you are listening.If listening simply means gathering and making sense out of information, and information drives effective communication, then we need to be intentional

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Proverbs admonishes us to “get Wisdom.”For business leaders, business school knowledge is important, sometimes even vital for structuring your business thinking. Don’t dismiss it as irrelevant; however what Proverbs drives us to “get and hold on to” has eternal impact – and that is what Christian business people are called to generate – eternal impact.We must form the habits of “get[ing]” and “

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Thoughts about leadership come from many diverse sources. While thinking about sharing my thoughts on stillness and resting, relaxing and leading, I was in bed, also reading a Tanenbaum novel last night wherein this description awoke my thinking: “Lucy in the meantime was exercising her primary religious talent…simply keeping still and reflecting in peace and gratitude. This had a radiating

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It was the first century Roman philosopher, Seneca, who observed, “Poor is not the person who has too little, but the person who craves more.” Our society has built commerce on carving more and more. The Community Resource Act (CRA), and the US Government drove the kind of behavior the allowed people who could not afford housing to fulfill cravings for housing. The result has been nothing short

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Corporate culture has a least three driving elements: vision; mission; and values.A vision provides an over-arching view of the future. Great companies have articulated and shared their vision and the research demonstrates that those companies increase shareholder value well beyond comparable companies with no vision.Vision shared effectively inspires employees to consider every problem as shared

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For some, it is the daily business issues often seem to be “not important enough" for prayer and searching and meditating on the His Word.It is the "big" issues that drive people to seek God; but it is those small, daily issues that we think we can handle on our own, that begin our slide down the slippery slope of idolatry. “On our own” means we worship the creature (us) rather than the

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Are You Capturing the Power of Understanding Market Core Beliefs? What does your target market believe about your product category? The core beliefs of a market can often determine your strategy. If they have negative beliefs about offerings in your product category, you have to work hard to overcome those. If they have positive beliefs, who have to work equally hard to leverage these,

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