Benedict believed the basic leadership virtue was humility. Leaders had to demonstrate competence and ambition, but their passion was to derive from a desire to improve and contribute to the health of the organization, not from individual ego. He believed that true humility was a skill one had to learn and practice. John Mount, in a Forbes.com review of the book The Benedictine Rule of...
Bible class audio for December 12, 2010 “Daily Bread?” Bible class audio for December 5, 2010 “The Lord’s Prayer” Outline and Notes: 1. Father. The first mention of God as our father is by Jesus in this sermon…something he reinforces in his teaching on prayer. The hearers had only known God as the God of the people at large with Abraham as their father. We...
“Leadership guru Warren Bennis spent years researching leaders. He wrote in Why Leaders Can’t Lead: ‘Leaders do the right thing; managers do things right. Both roles are crucial, but differ profoundly. I often observe people in top positions doing the wrong thing well.'” Harvey Mackey, “Uncommon Leadership: It Has Common Traits,”Leadership...
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it. – Theodore Roosevelt
Bible class audio for November 28, 2010 “Purer Motives” Overview of Jesus’ Sermon 1. Matt 5:3-16 = Intro, (3-12) who will be the recipients of kingdom blessings (13-16) calling those people to live out their countercultural lives in society as preservative agents 2. Matt 5:17-20 = Thesis, greater righteousness 3. Matt 5:21-7:12 = Body (5:21-48) contrasting Jesus’ commands...
Bible class audio for November 21, 2010 “Be Perfect as Your Heavenly Father is Perfect” Notes: Matthew 5:43-48 Perfection can mean a couple of things according to Strong’s concordance: PERFECT: teleios (Tell ee ahs) 1) brought to its end, finished 2) wanting nothing necessary to completeness 3) perfect 4) that which is perfect a) consummate human integrity and virtue b) of men...
The great leader is seen as the servant first. – Robert K. Greenleaf
For years Richard Adams was the BBQ master for the small Texas town of Medina and the Medina Childrens’ Home. When the community held an event he would lead the effort to ensure there was ample food for the people. The children’s home frequently called on him to cook the brisket, sausage, etc for appreciation dinners and fund raising. His ability to slow cook the meat with just the...
Great leaders tell stories that create pictures in our minds and have emotional impact. Martin Luther King Jr., had a dream, not a strategy or a goal, and he showed us his dream, his picture of the future. People change when they see something visual (the vision) that touches their feelings, challenges their thinking, and incites actions. People may realize the need for change, but not do...
Bible class audio for October 31, 2010 “Divorce”