Post on 01-Sep-2020
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Principle-based decision making …
The Greatest Commandment:Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your mind.
This is love: that he loved us and sent his Son … for our sins.
THE WAY: To live in the love of God
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A new commandment:
That you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one
another.
THE WITNESS: To love one another
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The second is:
Love your neighbor as yourself…
THE WORK: To love our global communities
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Leadership FoundationsLeadership FoundationsLeadership Foundations
ThinkingA. Thinking Gray
“Soften the edges of what you know to be absolute.”
Ø Suspend judgmentØ Learn all you canØ Maintain independenceØ Avoid flip-flopping
Humility
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ThinkingB. Thinking Free
“Forcing yourself to contemplate absolutely outrageous ideas.”
Ø Break out of ruts and prejudicesØ Welcome fresh ideasØ Hardest work to which a leader is called
Creativity: Break-through inventions
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Ø Listen wellü Review precedentsü Gather dataü Seek advice
Ø Never stop learningØ Make trial decisions
It’s good hard work…
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Ø Formulas
Vs.
Ø Flexibility
Just good hard thinking…
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Decision Making is Hard WorkNot…Ø binary (yes/no)Ø based on passionØ herd mentality
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Ø Some decisions are easyØ Choose your baWles: spend your capital
prudently.
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Decision Making1. The Right Person. Never make a decision
yourself that can reasonably be made by someone closer to the point of impact.
2. Just in Time. Never make a decision today that can reasonably be put off until tomorrow.
The key word is “reasonably”
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Decision MakingØ Keep Grounded
• Check in on progress• Review results• Capital & Resources are scarce
Our secret weapon is prayer and thanksgiving (Phil 4).
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Dealing with CrisisNever waste a crisis (James 1).
Ø Identify it honestly with factsØ Address it openlyØ Gather options and adviceØ In conflict, fight fairØ Implement with extensive communicationØ Slow down, to go fast…
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
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Q & eh…?
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In Conclusion, let’s…Ø Give up our small ambitions (Sistine Chapel)Ø Leave room for God (World Vision)
Ø Never stop thinking
Ø Never, ever quit
Ø Count our blessings and be thankful
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Common Sense:
Uncommon Results