You Were Not Called to Fix It | Recognizing Grace in Your Calling
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | More Do you remember the euphoria you felt when you were extended the call to serve in a leadership position? You finally get to pick the counselors you want and you can finally apply your ideas....
Trust Must Come Before Leadership
Before I graduated college I had a variety of uncomfortable jobs. One of those jobs was selling compliance posters (the poster you see hanging in break rooms explaining federal and state laws like minimum wage). I would start my day with about 10 posters and knock...
How to Approach Violated Expectations
Has someone you lead let you down? Broken a commitment? It’s time to sit them down and talk it out.
PPI’s — The Platform for Issues to Arise
One of the big mistakes a leader makes is not meeting one-on-one consistently with those in their auxiliary or presidency. Instead they wait for the big issue to come up.
to-NOT-do List
On my mission I received a letter from my mother soon after I was made a district leader. She told me to never ask those I lead to do something that I am not WILLING to do. That is much different from her telling me to never ask those I lead to do something that I am ABLE to do.
Get Out of the Way!
The meeting has past the three hour mark and the bishop and two counselors flip through the ward list for the tenth time hoping a name will jump off the page for a new assistant to the assistant primary teacher. Hopefully they will find that name soon because they have a list of three other callings that need to be filled.
If the bishopric doesn’t decide on people for callings than who will?
Why Your Delegating Isn’t Working.
DELEGATE! DELEGATE! DELEGATE! ….but at least do it right.
