Right Wisdom

Yesterday I started a series where I post a leadership quote and then discuss. Today I am posting my second quote. I also would love to have your analysis of the quotes that I post. Today’s quote:   "I praise loudly. I blame softly." (Catherine the Great, 1729-1796.) A short and sweet quote, that I think sums up leadership in a nutshell. This whole year I have been writing often that leadership is about people and how you treat them. As this quote says praise the people loudly. Let others know that you appreciate what they do and how they do it. If there is a problem and things go wrong the leader needs to be quiet about it. Talk softly and in private to those who are to blame. A leader doesn’t want others to perceive there is a problem on the ship. Blame and problems are kept quiet but resolved. It is important that you sweep the problems under the rug but instead address them quietly and resolve them. Instead a leader wants everyone to see a ship sailing ...

Yesterday we looked at how prayer can help you become a better leader. When you make prayer a top priority in your leadership role you will see changes and you will end up leaving a leadership legacy. The second way to solidify a leadership legacy with your faith is through praise. You have heard it said that sometimes the best thing to give an employee is praise. Praise for a job well done, this is true. Most people love to hear their boss tell them they are doing a good job. They want to hear that praise. It motivates people to then do a better job and keep working harder at what they do. A leader needs to make sure s/he is giving praise.It can't be insincere praise and a leader can't just give praise all the time. Employees can tell when someone is disingenuous. Make sure you make your praise count. That however is only part of the praise puzzle. There is someone else you need to praise and you need to praise Him daily. Psalm 146:2 "While I live I will praise th...

After a weekend of relaxation it is time to get back to talking about leadership. I would like to continue looking at leaving a legacy as a leader. As part of this look at leaving a legacy I am going to create a special page just for leaving and creating a leadership legacy. This week I would like to discuss the spiritual aspect of leaving a legacy. The three things we looked at last week were Vision, Direction and creating future leaders. Those three things are vitally important in creating a legacy for your leadership. However without the spiritual element all of that can become lost. There are three P's that I would like to use to look at the spiritual side of leaving a leadership legacy. They are Prayer, Praise and Progress. Each day we will focus on one of these important pieces of the spiritual leadership legacy puzzle. What I would like to do is highlight some bible verses that will support the case. If you combine the spiritual portions with the ones we looked at last...