April 2020 Archives

Herding Sacred Cows: The Leader’s Dilemma

April 10, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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The purpose of this post is to identify two areas that challenge the leader. Adding tools to the toolbox for herding sacred cows. What are some helpful tools to have in your leadership toolbox to deal with unhealthy organizational traditions, sometimes called “sacred cows”? Constant self-evaluation to avoid adding the…

When I Do Not Feel Like Leading

April 9, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Is There Any Help? Or, Must I Doggedly Plod Forward Until It Passes? For the last 24 hours many things have happened in my life, some good, some bad, some business as usual and some that have stretched my abilities beyond what I can produce in this moment. I am…

The Decisions Leaders Make!

April 8, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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How Can I Do That? As a leader, making decisions is a way of life. And, often as not those decisions affect others and their leadership. This post is intended to provide you, the leader, with a useful tool in making your leadership decisions. If you do not want the…

If You Are Not Teaching, You Are Not Really Leading

April 7, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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AND Great Leaders Model A Style Of Continual Learning, Often Involving Those They Lead In the first-generation Church of Jesus Christ, before the top leaders were Apostles, they were disciples of Jesus himself. They called Jesus Rabbi, Master, and Teacher. Consequently, they also chose for themselves individuals whom they would…

Using Your Leadership GPS

April 6, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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It isn’t Just For You It is Especially Helpful When Leading In Times Of Crises Because of the current crisis, one more post is being made to this blog before tackling the rudiments of leadership in learning the laws that govern it, the principles that enable it to thrive, and…

Leadership Is Observable

April 5, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Oh, Duh! If one’s leadership is not observable, then by what means does one’s leadership convey influence for others? However, how many holding leadership roles attempt to lead without being transparent and observable. Being observable in leadership is essential during difficult circumstances. The ever insightful C.S. Lewis once wrote, “Hardships…

Sabbath Anyone?

April 4, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Rest: Recover, Reflect, Rekindle In the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) USA and Canada, a Spirit-formed, Christ-centered, Grace-oriented, Sabbath-celebrating, Bible-based group of believers, is there anyone who does not understand the value of rest? Perhaps a better question for us would be, does anyone understand the…

Model Your Leadership Openly Before Your Leaders

April 3, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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Having the Light, Shine It Brightly For Those Coming After You Let others see your successes, your failures, your do’s and your redo’s. Then they will have an established path to avoid the pitfalls you had to discover on your own. To be sure, they will discover other pitfalls you…

Building A Legacy of Leadership

April 2, 2020September 11, 2024 by southwestdistrict

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As We Focus On Jesus and Follow His Plan Note: The following was shared with the SWD Board and SWD Ministry Directors along with other presenters and workers in the 2020 Annual Leadership Meeting in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday evening March 7th, just before the COVID-19 pandemic grew into…

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