I'm so thankful Mom told it like it was...
Today's Scripture:
Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.
Proverbs 16:13
Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.
Proverbs 16:13
If honesty is the best policy, why are some people so afraid to tell (or hear) the truth? Many
times the truth brings disagreement or even conflict. In an endeavor to avoid the truth. But ignoring the truth does not change it. Pretending that all is well when trouble is brewing does not make all well. Instead, it causes distrust, frustration, or disaster. Even though confronting with the truth may be difficult, all conflict is not to bad.
Some conflict, such as disagreement on a project idea, initiates discussion or debate that may produce creativity, innovation, passion, and challenge. Although conflict is present, it spurs you on to function more effectively. This type of functional conflict can even become a creative zone for your team. Your task in constructing a creative zone to provide an environment in which people are free to discuss their ideas in a nonthreatening atmosphere. People will not speak openly and truthfully if they fear repercussions or retaliation. As people see you respect and consider their ideas, they are more likely to freely contribute their honest thoughts.
A confident leader doesn't need a bunch of other people always in agreement with him.
Rather, a confident leader needs others to challenge his ideas, convictions, and methods so that fresh insight may be revealed. As your team embraces truth telling, you will gain the sincere feedback you need to be effective in leadership and also allow others to grow in the tasks that you encourage by listening and nurturing.
Selah people' and friends target procedure, method or policy that needs to change. Initiate a discussion and cultivate a little creative conflict to stir enthusiasm and imagination. Challenge the group to negotiate their ideas about a change that is needed. Choose to grow yourself and those around you by not just sitting back and agreeing, also don't be offended when others have different ideas or ways of doing it. Keep the main thing the main thing...it should be about what God wants and not about ourselves.
"Mom really was a tell it like it is person who could also encourage you to share your ideas. Let us not be just agreeing robots but take what Mom taught us into our daily lives as students, parents, workers or everywhere Christ takes us."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston
Some conflict, such as disagreement on a project idea, initiates discussion or debate that may produce creativity, innovation, passion, and challenge. Although conflict is present, it spurs you on to function more effectively. This type of functional conflict can even become a creative zone for your team. Your task in constructing a creative zone to provide an environment in which people are free to discuss their ideas in a nonthreatening atmosphere. People will not speak openly and truthfully if they fear repercussions or retaliation. As people see you respect and consider their ideas, they are more likely to freely contribute their honest thoughts.
A confident leader doesn't need a bunch of other people always in agreement with him.
Rather, a confident leader needs others to challenge his ideas, convictions, and methods so that fresh insight may be revealed. As your team embraces truth telling, you will gain the sincere feedback you need to be effective in leadership and also allow others to grow in the tasks that you encourage by listening and nurturing.
Selah people' and friends target procedure, method or policy that needs to change. Initiate a discussion and cultivate a little creative conflict to stir enthusiasm and imagination. Challenge the group to negotiate their ideas about a change that is needed. Choose to grow yourself and those around you by not just sitting back and agreeing, also don't be offended when others have different ideas or ways of doing it. Keep the main thing the main thing...it should be about what God wants and not about ourselves.
"Mom really was a tell it like it is person who could also encourage you to share your ideas. Let us not be just agreeing robots but take what Mom taught us into our daily lives as students, parents, workers or everywhere Christ takes us."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston
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