Friday, February 23, 2007

Leaders Lead with the Future in Mind

Proverbs 23:18 (NIV)

There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

Life happens. The problems of the present may be huge. Leadership is the art of bringing a proper perspective into play – vision casting, inspiring hope.

Iwo Jima is a good example. Hardships were the rule of the day. Taking the island so our fliers could land was the hope. Grounding our flag at the top inspired troops for the battles that raged long after. There was hope and a future for that island!

The Christian Worldview offers hope that will never be cut off. The Christian leader understands that the eternal impact of her/his business life has little to do with market share and domination and more to do with the relationships he/she builds into employees, suppliers, competitors and customers.

Are you building a hope that matters?

Copyright ©2007 by P. Griffith Lindell

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