3 Quick Leadership Discernment Tips

When listening and observing words and actions in a local team or our national spectrum, we must recognize as honorable leaders that there’s some truth in every angle, but not all the groups in these instances are driven by pure motivations. Many people are distorting real issues to lead good people and naïve leaders into the influence of the pack where they will have join in and act like a wolf or be eaten alive. So, it’s more important than ever for honorable leaders to be very discerning.

Here are three ways we can influence our culture with good discernment skills:

Listen carefully. Be open to hear and learn the truth underneath the messages that are forthcoming.
Be discerning. Do your research to determine the whole truth and the motivation of the messengers. Is it pure and aligned with truth, freedom and justice for everyone? Or, is it more about a political message or a power grab by those advocating a destructive ideology?
Use your influence wisely. Consider your opportunity as a leader and citizen to promote and support messages, groups, and organizations that seek truth, justice, wisdom, and collaboration.

Ultimately, we must believe that we can get through these current challenges. I often rely on the The Stockdale Paradox by Jim Collins which basically says, we should never give up hope in a successful outcome, but we must be disciplined to confront the brutal realities of our current situation. I’m challenging myself and you the reader to intentionally seek the truth, expose the wolves, collaborate with our well-meaning opponents, and guide our nation toward a higher level of justice and freedom.

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  Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, James C. Collins, pp. 86-88

 

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