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 economic condition of 2009 is a good example of spiritual battles being fought by powers and forces of the unseen. Now, imagine positing this at your next cocktail party. Not working for you, right?
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 public executive told me, "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. The content of many texts assume ethics is an emergent attribute of evolved human behavior.
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 although it is simple, it is 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.
Copyright (c) 2009 by P. Griffith Lindell
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment