May 20th, 2010 in Communication Skills, Compassion, Job, Kindness, Old Testament, Wisdom | 1 Comment »
Leaders don’t lose intimacy with their team when they stop talking, only when they stop listening. Read Job 2:11-13.
In a day when travel was difficult and international travel was almost non-existent, Job had made some friends in distant countries probably based on his business dealings. When some of Job’s friends heard of the tragedy in his life they traveled great distances to mourn with Job and console him. By the time Job’s friends arrived boils had broken out all over Job’s body. He had such severe skin infections his friends did not recognize him. Read more »
August 28th, 2009 in 1 Samuel, 1 Timothy, Character, Compassion, Courage/Risk-Taking, Integrity, Leadership Principles, New Testament, Old Testament, Power and Influence | No Comments »
During my time in the Marine Corp I had a few opportunities to see how one man’s courage could lift the courage of every man in the unit to their level of courage. Read 1 Samuel 7:1-17.
The notes in The Maxwell Leadership Bible discuss Samuel’s Influence: One Person With Courage Makes a Majority: Read more »
August 14th, 2009 in Colossians, Compassion, Kindness, Leadership Principles, New Testament, Old Testament, Ruth | 1 Comment »
Kindness and compassion are looked at by some in society as signs of weakness in a leader. Truly effective leaders can hardly function without them. Read Ruth 2:4-17.
Boaz was a wealthy, influential landowner and farmer from Bethlehem. He was a respected leader in his community. Did you notice that the first words out of his mouth when Boaz came out to check on the progress of the harvesters were “The Lord be with you”? He gave a blessing to his workers and they enthusiastically called back “The Lord bless you.” From their response they knew something about this man, his relationship with God and how he treated people. Read more »