Leaders Discern

Proverbs 24:7 (MSG) Wise conversation is way over the head of fools; in a serious discussion they haven't a clue.

Life is a spiritual battle: the world tries to make it material. The Sarbanes-Oxley environment over the last several years has produced much talking, little wise conversation. The world just does not "get it." As one executive put in, "The Ten Commandants haven't worked; why should we think our rules will work?" He missed the spiritual element. A discussion of ethics without a discussion of morality and truth is useless, yet it happens often. Recognizing the spiritual forces in play, a wise leader’s conversation is more about parables than pontification; it’s peppered with interesting questions rather than interrupting sarcasm; and it is simple, not simplistic. Sensitive to the spiritual void, a wise leader can approach an issue without being antagonistic to the person. You know, like Jesus did.

Can we talk? Really talk.

Copyright © 2006 by P. Griffith Lindell