Time Management Lessons from Moses, David, Paul, and Peter Drucker

Weeks 20 of the NIV Leadership Bible focuses on the leadership skill of time management.  The focal passage is the Prayer of Moses in Psalm 90.  Moses lived with his entire generation wandering aimlessly in the wilderness.  For 40 years, the Israelites roamed with no specific destination in sight.  In verse 12 (above), Moses essentially says, “Unless we are gripped by life’s brevity and place proper value on the time we have, no matter how long or short it is, we will never gain a wise heart.”

Effective time management isn’t just about learning techniques and a “Franklin Planner.”  While a time management planning system will help us do a better job of scheduling time, that doesn’t mean we are doing a better job of spending our time.  Knowing the difference is the definition of wisdom.

Let’s see what else this week’s devotions said about time management.

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Learning about Power from the Old Testament, a Mother’s Request of Jesus, and Kevin Durant

Weeks 18 & 19 of the NIV Leadership Bible focus on the importance of Power & Influence to leadership.  Power is essential to leadership.  Without it, leaders can’t lead.  Unfortunately, power and influence are not always used to help others.  If you’re a leader, you have power over others:  they listen to you, and you influence them.  What you do with that power and influence matters more than you may realize.

Last Wednesday’s Blog Post focused on 7 types of leadership power.  It’s important for leaders to understand their sources of power and how to best use them to serve others.  Today, we’ll take a look at what is arguably the most important source of power; what the Old Testament says about using power; and finally a mother’s request for her sons.  And, we’ll end with a great example of leadership power from earlier this week–Kevin Durant’s MVP acceptance speech…

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