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Expedition into Your Territory, Part 2

What is authority, really? We have each been granted both God-given heavenly authority and (for most of us) earthly governmental authority in certain areas – both physical and spiritual. For instance, I currently do not have any rights or authority given by the earthly government of Canada or Mexico. I have however, been granted rights …

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Expedition into Your Territory, Part 1

In November of 2010, I visited with groups of businesspeople in Poland. One very dark and cold Saturday night in my hotel room, the Holy Spirit gave me an exciting message of hope and exhortation to share with the Believers in Poland. Great timing (of course), since I was invited to speak to a local …

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The Downside (?) of Servant Leadership

Servant Leadership isn’t an easy leadership style, especially in the short-term. But don’t just take my word for it. Sometimes, those airline magazines really pay off. I was on a domestic flight, and desperate to occupy my mind (invariably, I forget a book unless it’s a lengthy international flight). The Star Trek movie my husband …

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A Successful Story on Delegation

Once upon a time, a young lady came to work for me. We’ll call her Sarah. Sarah started out as an administrative assistant – diligently learning how to file the massive stacks of quality reports, contracts and drawings large enough to blanket her desk. She sought ways to help make my life a little less …

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Leg #3 The Servant Leader Delegates

Are there times you just don’t want to delegate? How often I’ve said “It would take more time for me to teach someone else, than to do it myself”. Out of pride, I could say “I can’t trust anyone else to do this.” Or out of fear, I wonder “What if the employee leaves after …

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Servant Leadership Leg #1

Last week, we looked at an introduction to Servant Leadership, and pictured this leadership style as a stepstool. There are four legs to this stepstool, then a step to stand on. Leg #1. The servant leader allows for others’ creativity How does this work in day-to-day life? While giving a great employee their performance review, …

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Introducing… Servant Leadership!

Most people don’t line up, waiting eagerly to learn how they can attain the title of “Servant Leader”. Servant leaders will never become the center of attention, and will not receive all the praise for a job well done. The servant leader becomes like a stepstool. A stepstool is not in a position of haughtiness, …

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Gain an Impressive Title (Eternally)

We tend to respect someone based upon their title or the number of employees they oversee. For more than a year, I worked with a multi-million dollar company to bring order into their sales department. During this process, I also became involved in operations, by searching for waste and inefficiencies. The owners of the company …

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What Business Culture DO we need?

But, do we even want or NEED this Kingdom Business thing?  Let’s consider the typical American corporate culture for a moment. “Then, in the 1980′s, came the paroxysm of downsizing, and the very nature of the corporation was thrown into doubt. . . The New York Times captured the new corporate order succinctly in 1987, reporting that …

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