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Sometimes we don't yet know

Tressa Brotsky

Friends,

Sometimes we don’t yet know

I receive blog posts from a recent training, and though focused on leadership development in the corporate world, this week’s message is so relevant to us in church leadership - specifically this:

“…effective leaders often recognize that they don’t have all the answers and, importantly, admit as much. It’s an attitude that could serve leaders well now. “The most powerful decision a leader can make is to say, ‘I just don’t know,’” says Dan Kaplan, a Korn Ferry senior client partner in the firm’s CHRO practice. 

That humility and the willingness to admit uncertainty haven’t always been visible over the last few months, as many companies set specific dates for return-to-office plans and other projects. “Everyone wants to be definitive, and it makes them look clownish,” Kaplan says.

People look to leaders for four things: trust, compassion, stability, and hope, says Margie Warrell, a Korn Ferry senior client partner in the firm’s Board & CEO Services practice. Her advice: “Communicate clearly, make quick decisions, and articulate the ‘why’ behind those decisions.” At the same time, she says, leaders should be focusing on their companies’ long-term strategies.

Here’s what we do know

LeaderShift embraces four key words from the excerpt above: trust, compassion, stability, and hope. We’re deeply committed to the practices of discernment and evaluation - not just in what we offer, but also in how we make decisions as a team.

Somethings have changed this month, and some things are steady, and some things are emerging - in the midst of many unknowns, we’re rooting down into what sustains and is sustainable. You are warmly invited to join us:

Faithfully,

Allison
LeaderShift Director