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From Emma Keith:
Leaders don’t need all the answers, or to understand all the technology, they need to surround themselves with people who do, ask the right questions, trust their teams and lead them through change, understanding the impact this can have on people and how to best enable them to move through the process successfully.
I especially like the callout here to the importance of leaders trusting their teams. I’ve personally been in organizations where that trust didn’t exist. And while trust often needs to be earned, it’s nearly impossible to do so when teams aren’t empowered in the first place.
Currently reading: The Abundant Community by John McKnight 📚
Finished Reading: Churchill’s Citadel by Katherine Carter 📚
Grace does not make the hard thing go away; grace illumines the hard thing with eternal meaning and purpose.
Rosaria Butterfield, The Gospel Comes With a House Key
Currently reading: These Precious Days by Ann Patchett 📚
Finished Reading: Living Life Backward by David Gibson 📚
Living Life Backward teaches that true wisdom comes from honestly facing the reality of death and our lack of control over life, which frees us to stop striving for gain and to receive each day—and its simple blessings—as a gift from God.
In essence, the “big idea” is that life is gift, not gain; and learning to live well means accepting our mortality, enjoying the present, and focusing on loving God and others while we have the opportunity
I’m out for a walk through my neighborhood and although it’s not the first time I’ve noticed this, I sure am sickened by how many people I see looking at their phones while they are driving.
