Brene Brown defines a leader as “anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes and has the courage to develop that potential.” You may be a leader in ways you haven’t imagined yet. Last month, I shared the four relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders identified by Michael Sessions. These included support through friendliness, … [Read more...] about Leading in your work space
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Relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders
Leadership guru, Michael Sessions, identified four relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders. The first behaviour involves support. These individuals offer support through friendliness, careful thought to the well-being of others and concern for the needs and feelings of others. Through this behaviour “they win loyalty, cooperation and support from those being … [Read more...] about Relationship-oriented behaviours of effective leaders
Giving thanks for Dr Neil Yorkston, a prayer warrior with a gracious spirit
Jesus shone through his smile and the twinkle in Dr. Neil Yorkston’s eyes. He loved the Lord and he loved people. When he took your hands, it was like Christ was reaching out to you with His compassion and kindness. Yorkston was a great prayer warrior with a gentle, gracious spirit. He was born in 1928 to China Inland Mission missionary parents in Yunnan-Fu, … [Read more...] about Giving thanks for Dr Neil Yorkston, a prayer warrior with a gracious spirit
Abraham Lincoln’s freeing encounter with Christ
At Mount Rushmore, Abraham Lincoln’s face is chiseled into the rockface. Leo Tolstoy called him “a Christ in miniature, a saint of humanity.” Historian David S. Reynolds remarked there was only one historical figure, Jesus Christ, with more books written about him than Lincoln. Why have more than 14,000 books been written about Abraham Lincoln since his death in … [Read more...] about Abraham Lincoln’s freeing encounter with Christ
Remembering Tim Keller
There are occasions when a person’s peculiar skills and character add something so remarkable to the world around them that when news comes of their passing, our attention is seized by this loss. Such is the case with pastor and Christian apologist Tim Keller, who died of pancreatic cancer on May 19 at age 72. Keller, well-educated and obviously gifted in making sense of … [Read more...] about Remembering Tim Keller