Category: Leadership Qualities

Commitment: A 2-Way Street

Commitment

For Week 42 of 2014, the NIV Leadership Bible focuses on the importance of Commitment to a leader’s personal and professional development. In fact, the first devotion notes that effective leadership flows from commitment to the right things. As followers of Christ, the single most important commitment of our lives is to God. Any true success we experience as leaders will flow from that commitment.

The call to commitment is a call to constant vigilance in maintaining and understanding the standards of that commitment. No matter what distractions we may encounter, we need to maintain our focus on serving the Lord.

Click here to learn about God’s early commitment with Jeremiah; Habakkuk’s response; advice from the Apostle Paul; and practical implications for Out of This World Leaders…

Why Do You Do What You Do?

The Why of Work

Tomorrow is Labor Day—a day we take away from work to celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers. It’s an annual national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

Workers contribute most when they are “engaged” in what they do. In fact, last week I spoke with a group of 25 Senior Managers from the Internal Revenue Service, sharing why NASA is a “Best Place to Work” in the Federal Government. Our formula is relatively simple. Trust our employees by designing policies to the 95% of the population (instead of the 5% who will take advantage of the system); listen to their inputs and perspective; and focus on 2-3 target areas for improvement each year based on the results of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The IRS Managers rightly recognized that recipe for success was something they could replicate.

Speaking of employee engagement, recently I finished Dave & Wendy Ulrich’s The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations That Win. This best-seller is filled with tips you can use to increase engagement and abundance for your employees and teams.

Click here to learn more.