Author and leader Sam Chand says, "I look at the people I'm working with and look for growth in their lives in becoming more other-ward, more other-focused. Success is for a leader to see the need and the potential in others, come alongside them, and help them do what they need to do and go where they need to go."
Lou Holtz made the statement, "I think success as a leader is getting people to achieve things that they didn't think were possible on their own. We all have more talent and ability than we think, but we need somebody who really believes in us, and sets goals and standards, and shows us how we could possibly achieve them."
When I reflect on these two statements I am reminded of how God created the church -- the community of faith -- to be the means of accomplishing His mission in the world.
1. God is concerned with His people being "other-focused."
2. God sees potential in all people.
3. God comes alongside us by way of the Holy Spirit and wants us to come alongside of others and help them reach their potential.
4. God will give us greater victory through His power and presence than we could achieve on our own.
5. God believes in us and we should believe in each other.
With all that said, our concern in leadership is to be like God -- like Christ -- Christlike -- in all the ways we express leadership in the world around us.
Thank you, TCC leaders, for your Christlike work to advance the Kingdom and Mission of God in our world.
In the grip of grace,
Dwight
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From David King -- Dwight: Thanks for this tool..I look forward to it. The Others-focused approach is actually very practical. I find it interesting that in trying to use the principles of our faith in everyday matters like civil disputes and foreign affairs, there is not a true belief that this approach actually works from a practical perspective. The Covey principle of "Seek first to understand then to be understood" is one of the most effective fundamentals in negotiation and mediation skills. Yet, it is shunned in the foreign policy and domestic policy arena. It is an approach that is castigated in the criminal judicial process as we see a continued erosion of "due process" toward those who are defenseless and incapable of paying for "justice".
ReplyDeleteJust some thoughts..Keep up the good work!
David L. King
King-Solomon Attorneys