Comments on: Leaders https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/06/15/leaders/ Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:19:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: JM https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/06/15/leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-11020 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:19:33 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/06/15/leaders/#comment-11020 I think a good leader is someone who knows what path they want to lead their organization down, can see where the organization is on that path, and then cam formulate a plan of action to get their organization from point a to point b.

To do that, you would need to evaluate the collective and individual weaknesses of the organization and it’s members, and work to compensate for those along the journey.

A leader who doesn’t know where they are going, but knows a few things that need to be done is just a manager.

Covey’s whole analogy of cutting down the forest illustrates this perfectly.

It’s possible that a good church leader is really just a good church manager. I have rarely seen true leadership at the local level. Most are just amazing managers who only take orders from above.

One can be good church leader (true definition) and a lousy business leader. All this requires is a solid vision, direction, and understanding in one context, and none in the other.

]]> By: Bill https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/06/15/leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-11010 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:20:57 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/2006/06/15/leaders/#comment-11010 You need to define what a good leader is. A jerk can be considered a good businessman but a rotten person. Often leaders in the Church will treat members as if they were employees.

A good business person who loves people and treats them with kindness and respect would make a good bishop.

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