Creating Positive Change: Biblical Foundations For Christian Leadership
The Importance of Creating Positive Change
An Essay Submitted for
CLED-510 LUO (spring 2011)
Biblical Foundations for Christian Leadership
Include in your paper the profile of a leader in trouble, the leader as a change agent, why people resist change, and how to create a climate for change.
By Howard Byrd
ID# 173786
March 4, 2011 Change is inevitable, individuals; particularly those in leaderships should to strive to make sure that change is for the positive. If positive change is the desired result, there must be intentional effort to make that happen. Change is not always easy and the positive results are immediately apparent in every instance, but leaders with targeted objectives will make it happen. There is truth …show more content…
The leader will most often be the individual who by intent or default sets the culture for the organization. There are certain characteristics that identify the troubled leader, and many deal with the unwillingness or inability to implement change. They include, “lack of imagination, poor people skills, and unwillingness to take risk, inflexibility and a general attitude of resistance to change.”2 Any leader who will not change will eventually become ineffective, and trouble is a constant companion. There is hope for the leader who is trouble but there must be a concerted effort to improve in the areas of lack by adjusting policies and implementing the necessary modifications to make it happen. This will also involve sacrifice, “leadership demands a commitment of service to others, a placing of the needs of others above your own.”3 The troubled leader must be willing to be humbled to move from problem to progress. To be relieved of trouble also may demand a deeper level of humility. Personal pride can hinder the leader who is in trouble from breaking free from the problem. Humility does not mean, “you allow yourself to be pressured into to doing something because someone outs you on a guilt trip.”4 Trouble is not a death sentence but an indicator of problem, and an opportunity to exercise good leadership skills to build a solid …show more content…
This can come from demonstrating the right attitude when failure takes place. A leader who bounces back from failure can inspire others to do the same, “Nothing worth achieving comes easily. The only way to fail forward and achieve a desired objective is to cultivate a culture of tenacity and persistence.”6 The power of purpose and intent are required to accomplish this because if you don’t know where you are going any road will take you there. When followers see the fortitude of the leader they will be inspired to develop their own leadership capabilities. This also is an indicator that the leader has positive expectations concerning the ultimate outcome of the organization’s mission. Individual and corporate incentive will also motivate organizations’ masses to do more and accomplish more. This helps to foster unity which is not conformity, but many parts working together to meet a desire
An Essay Submitted for
CLED-510 LUO (spring 2011)
Biblical Foundations for Christian Leadership
Include in your paper the profile of a leader in trouble, the leader as a change agent, why people resist change, and how to create a climate for change.
By Howard Byrd
ID# 173786
March 4, 2011 Change is inevitable, individuals; particularly those in leaderships should to strive to make sure that change is for the positive. If positive change is the desired result, there must be intentional effort to make that happen. Change is not always easy and the positive results are immediately apparent in every instance, but leaders with targeted objectives will make it happen. There is truth …show more content…
The leader will most often be the individual who by intent or default sets the culture for the organization. There are certain characteristics that identify the troubled leader, and many deal with the unwillingness or inability to implement change. They include, “lack of imagination, poor people skills, and unwillingness to take risk, inflexibility and a general attitude of resistance to change.”2 Any leader who will not change will eventually become ineffective, and trouble is a constant companion. There is hope for the leader who is trouble but there must be a concerted effort to improve in the areas of lack by adjusting policies and implementing the necessary modifications to make it happen. This will also involve sacrifice, “leadership demands a commitment of service to others, a placing of the needs of others above your own.”3 The troubled leader must be willing to be humbled to move from problem to progress. To be relieved of trouble also may demand a deeper level of humility. Personal pride can hinder the leader who is in trouble from breaking free from the problem. Humility does not mean, “you allow yourself to be pressured into to doing something because someone outs you on a guilt trip.”4 Trouble is not a death sentence but an indicator of problem, and an opportunity to exercise good leadership skills to build a solid …show more content…
This can come from demonstrating the right attitude when failure takes place. A leader who bounces back from failure can inspire others to do the same, “Nothing worth achieving comes easily. The only way to fail forward and achieve a desired objective is to cultivate a culture of tenacity and persistence.”6 The power of purpose and intent are required to accomplish this because if you don’t know where you are going any road will take you there. When followers see the fortitude of the leader they will be inspired to develop their own leadership capabilities. This also is an indicator that the leader has positive expectations concerning the ultimate outcome of the organization’s mission. Individual and corporate incentive will also motivate organizations’ masses to do more and accomplish more. This helps to foster unity which is not conformity, but many parts working together to meet a desire