trust
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Gossip or be content when people misunderstand your decisions. You can only choose one.
Many decisions in Christian leadership are tricky. This is especially so when the information you have to make those decisions includes sin and maturity issues. Why? Because for people to understand the leadership’s decision, they would have to be given… Continue reading
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Reblog: Staff should fight and trust
A staff team is made up of different perspectives, strengths and weaknesses. A good team member will be aware of their own weaknesses, and the other’s strengths. And this will lead to good fighting based on strong trust. I will… Continue reading
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When “don’t trust in yourself” is bad advice
At one level, of course it’s right. We trust God alone to effect change and give growth and value to all that we do. But for that very same reason it can be bad advice. Because didn’t the God who… Continue reading
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Acknowledge your mistakes for two reasons
First, because it’s right. If you make a mistake, if you’ve had to change plans late in the game, if you hurt someone, if you say the wrong thing, swallow your pride and be honest about what you did. Its… Continue reading
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Recognise if people have a “trust leak”
It’s worth being attune to the fact that some people have a tendency to be distrustful. The standard pattern goes something like this… they appear withdrawn you go and chat to them they say they don’t “feel” right about something… Continue reading
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Externally solid, internally flexible
Great teams think highly of each other, trust each other, and are reluctant to jump on the bagging-out band-wagon when its aimed at their team mates. For example, even though I wasn’t the most liked guy on my rugby team… Continue reading
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You have to operate with some assumptions
It’s impossible to assume nothing. Either they have done what you’ve asked, or they haven’t Either they know about the issue already, or they don’t Either they are lying to you, or someone else is Either they are planning on… Continue reading
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