A few years ago, Sorcher and Brant in the Harvard Business Review suggested that leadership is really more about "soft" skills—and it is those "soft skills" to which the word heart in these passages refers. From the failure of Enron’s management (who had an Ethics Manual that was over an inch thick) we learn that it is not in the writing of the words on paper that counts; rather, it is the writing of Word in the heart that matters. What leaders say has meaning beyond the simple words. Grad school can well prepare the mind for leadership: it is only God who can prepare the heart. Feed on eternal ideas and then apply the principles of Best Business Practices in a way that will differentiate you from those who feed on folly. What are you feeding on?
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Out Of a Leader’s Mouth Flows What’s In the Heart
Proverbs 15:7, 14, 28 (NIV) 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. 14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly. 28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
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