Here is an intriguing post about becoming a “leadership benediction.” I have been writing on how many people feel so powerless–even in a rich nation when they are (compared to most of the world) rich themselves. I’ve even read a book where the research was around how, for so many people, the more they have the worse they feel.
This post on leadership shows the power of a leader to bless someone else. To serve others, recognizing what others are going and taking some of the burden. Here’s a selection. My wish is that you absorb some of this wisdom into your daily life.
I encourage you to begin thinking about your leadership in terms of benediction. How can the influence and authority you are entrusted with be stewarded as a blessing to others? Jesus spoke of this leadership perspective when he said, “the greatest among you must be the servant.”
In their book, Resonant Leadership Annie McKee and Richard E. Boyatzis describe “the sacrifice syndrome.” To be an effective leader a person must make a tangible contribution to the enterprise they lead. This investment comes with a cost of energy, time, and resources. The depleting of resources must be invigorated by intentional renewal or resonant leadership that inspires others will degenerate into dissonant leadership that irritates folks. Boyatzis and McKee go on to describe studies that show renewal happens through “mindfulness, hope, and compassion.”
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