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Leading management

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Leadership, in many ways, is very similar to management. Leadership, like management requires influence, working with people, and a concern with effective goal accomplishment. But leadership differs to management: “Kotter (1990) argues that the functions of the two are quite dissimilar. The overriding function of management is to provide order and consistency to organizations, whereas the primary function of leadership is to produce change and movement. Management is about seeking order and stability; leadership is

Those rigid literalists

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Two weeks ago, I addressed the question of why they think we’re dangerous (and why they might be right). My conclusion was that fundamentalism is not dangerous except in two cases: When we have an unholy book. When we interpret a holy book improperly. Well, we can be sure that as Christian fundamentalists, we have a holy book. The Bible is the word of God Himself. The next point is a little harder though. Do

The gospel lifestyle

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One bad habit of a Christian is to think of the gospel only as a decision—a commitment which was made years ago. So when he hears the gospel mentioned, he thinks "I've done that already," almost as if God's message of salvation has no further bearing on his life today. Paul saw the gospel differently: "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And

I “have” power

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“Power is the capacity or potential to influence. People have the power when they have the ability to affect others’ beliefs, attitudes, and courses of action…” In this article we will be simply touching on the concept of power. The idea of management versus leadership will be written about in the following week, rather than in this post as promised, as this post will become lengthy. Follow me as we explore this concept of power

There are no bad men out here. Bad men don't last. –Osmar White (Green Armour)
When you let trivial things matter—when you care about petty stuff more than important issues and relationships—you've been trapped by small thinking. –Dexter Yager
It's true that you only live once. But if you work it right, once is enough. –Joe E. Lewis
I seemed not to mourn that I had committed such crimes, and for the fact as it was an offence against God and my neighbour, but that I was to be punished for it. I was a penitent, as I thought, not that I had sinned, but that I was to suffer. –Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
If you could remember what I remember, you would understand. Israel is the only nation in the world whose existence is threatened. Should Israel lose but one war, it would mean her end and ours as well. –Elie Wiesel (Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, 1986)