Right Wisdom

" Saying No to your Boss " can be a difficult task. It is almost easier to suck it up and do the work even if it means burning the midnight oil. Fortunately we have been given a good article written by Ernie Humphreys. He gives us five approaches we can take to say no without really saying no. I am looking at each of those approaches and looking at how leaders should react if they have an employee or a follower use one of these approaches. Today I am combining the 4 th and 5 th approach. The fourth is “ Let a task stew to see if it still remains relevant”. This approach is making a point of not saying anything but instead let the project or task sit for a while and see if your boss still remembers it. Sometimes bosses will think of something and then think out loud, not really assigning the task. If you leave it alone it may go away. As a leader this is a harder approach to combat or embrace. It might be that you are serious about the task or maybe you were just thinki...

Everyday during your work, jobs and deeds go unnoticed. Sometimes even a job well done will go unrecognized. How does that make you feel? It can be difficult doing a task that will take you over and above what is expected of you and no one recognizes you for it. We continue our look at servant leadership. Today's verse: Matthew 6:3-4 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable  deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. Another sign of a true servant leader is someone who gives and gives and gives but never wants recognition. It is like those people who give an anonymous gift and ask nothing in return. They don't want the accolades or the praise they just want to know that they did something right. When you work you are working for money so your reward is your pay. Within that job however you may find yourself going above and beyond. Sometimes you mi...