Posts Tagged ‘Steward Leaders’
Stewards Reject Pride By Howard Rich
The Danger of Pride in Leadership is Real Pride and a need to control presents itself at an early age in our lives. As children, we likely played a game called follow-the-leader, where the leader does things that the rest of the group must mimic. The main objective is to trip up those following the…
Read MoreDo No (Technological) Harm By Mark L. Vincent
Technological advances require stewardship. A couple of now tattered technological articles from the 2 May 2019 Wall Street Journal found their way into my backpack. They are: Workers, your Robot Overlords have Arrived, by Greg Ip Digital Data in Health Care Promises much, Has Limits, by Joseph Walker, Peter Loftus and Brianna Abbott…
Read MoreA Change That Changes Everything By R. Scott Rodin
A Change of Perspective that Changes Everything A change in your perspective can change everything for you. Ask Christian leaders what they hope Jesus says to them when they stand before him at the end of their life. Most will quote Matthew 25:21, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Come and share your Master’s happiness.”…
Read MoreA Great Year to Die By R. Scott Rodin
2018 is a Great Year to Die Our willingness to die in 2018 may hold the key to the cultural reform and spiritual revival for which so many of us are praying. I’m not talking about physical death, but something much more demanding – total physical and spiritual surrender. Lest you think this a strange…
Read MoreA Steward of Trust By Mark L. Vincent
How does a steward leader foster trust? Because I am often engaged in preparing people for their life as an executive, I get to correspond and converse with their reflections and trust is a common theme. Here is one response to someone from one of my classes for Christian Leadership Alliance a few years ago,…
Read MoreStewards Under Authority By Howard Rich
LEARNING FROM ANOTHER STEWARD UNDER AUTHORITY By Howard Rich ~ Those of us in leadership positions are in and under authority, and can learn a thing or two from another man under authority in Scripture. Matthew 8:5-13 teaches a great lesson on authority, where it comes from, and how to use it. A centurion came…
Read MoreListening More By Howard Rich
Steward-minded leaders are listening more – directing less. By Howard Rich ~ Steward-minded leaders can help their employees by focusing more on listening and less on giving directives. The steward leader can accomplish this by creating conversations around shared values, spending less time speaking and more time listening, and caring about God’s calling on each…
Read MoreA Post-Truth World By R. Scott Rodin
Steward Leaders in a Post-Truth World By R. Scott Rodin ~ By now you have likely heard that Oxford Dictionary has named ‘post-truth’ its 2016 word of the year. The dictionary defines post-truth as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal…
Read MorePutting Resources to Work By Kent R. Wilson
Stewardship is Putting Resources to Work By Kent R. Wilson, PhD ~ When the owner of a large estate decided to go on a long trip, he called his stewards together. He gave them large sums of money with instructions on how he wanted them to manage the money in his absence. The unique Greek…
Read MoreSteward Heroes By Mark L. Vincent
We need new heroes, it is time for steward heroes! By Mark L. Vincent ~ Scott Rodin presaged the recent US election with a reminder of how Steward Leaders orient themselves regardless of frightening prospects or outcomes. In the days since, I’ve had opportunity to sit with some CEOs and Executive Directors, for and non-profits,…
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