Tremendous Tracey
Don't Forget the Ship in Leadership
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Annapolis and sailing on a friend's 42-foot yacht. As we glided across the bay to the Academy, I couldn't stop thinking about "putting wind in others' sails." There are various types of boats and vessels, each representing different types of employees and the leadership they require.
Empowering or Enabling?
Empowering is drawn out; enabling is dumped in. People who are willing to be developed need a hand up, not a handout. I'll do anything for anyone, but if you will not begin to pick up your own slack, I'm off to spend my resources on someone who'll use it to put their lives on a whole new trajectory. That’s genuine compassion and tremendous empowerment. Until the recipient owns their part of fixing life, the only thing they’ll want from you is more enabling. Give people the tools, and not just the solutions, and let them get to work. Invest in people wisely so you can help them and not hurt them.
Don’t Keep the Faith—Share It!
[caption id="attachment_1509" align="alignleft" width="228"] Charlie Jones reading his Bible in the Holy Land.[/caption]
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