Organizations
Organizations do NOT create life; they only sustain life. Organizations are skeletons, not organs. No matter how much people are paid, they will always gravitate to structures that sustain the kind of life that
resonates with them. Often good people leave when leaders do not understand this reality. Get the right people on board, care for them and the mission of the organization will “generally” care for itself. An organization is only a good as the quality of the people it nurtures. Work hard at making people … [ for the rest of the story, subscribe to cdnglobalsoul’s Heart in Hand.]
A Leader and their Friends
“It’s lonely at the top,” or so they say…but it doesn’t need to be. Beware of the leader that does not have any close friends. Nurture deep, meaningful relationships with others. The wise leader will develop an accountability structure with faithful friends (Prov. 27:6) and allow them to speak into their lives. In areas of doctrinal, financial, and moral values … be answerable to others! Give a group of faithful friends the right to correct and rebuke you. Always be cautious around those who like to tell you that they are only “accountable to God.” God generally works through other people! Inviting others into your life enables you to be open and transparent as you seek to work with others! Incidentally, that is why it is always difficult to envision a loner as a leader! (For the rest of the story, subscribe to the “Heart in Hand”.)