What do you think of the following "Leadership Math"?
ABILITIES + ATTITUDE = RESULT
Great Talent + Rotten Attitude = Bad Team
Great Talent + Bad Attitudes = Average Team
Great Talent + Average Attitudes = Good Team
Great Talent + Good Attitudes = Great Team
The key "edge" found in fantastic leaders and teams is not Aptitude as much as it is Attitude! Think of any good or great team you have been on or know of... Does the above "test" true in your experience and observation?There might be a few that would argue this notion and say that remarkable talent is the edge. Giftedness does play a role - but I would say that there are plenty of truly talented and gifted people and teams that never really accomplished anything significant - because of lousy attitudes...
You've heard it before - but it still rings true: Get rid of the "stinking thinking" - in yourself and in the teams you serve and work with. Attitude Adjustments made for the better often produce the greatest and most God-honoring results...
The Word You Can Count On:
Proverbs 29:12 - "When a leader listens to malicious gossip, all the workers get infected with evil" (The Message)
Colossians 3:12-14 - "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these things put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
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