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Greatest Leadership Challenge (#1108)

2013/05/29 By Greg

ScottWilliamsScott Williams, author of Church Diversity: Sunday the Most Segregated Day of the Week (2011 – read my review here) and leadership guru, recently shared what he believes to be the greatest challenge facing leaders today:

The Greatest Challenge Facing Leaders Today is a group of followers, team members and co-workers that are unwilling to speak up about what’s wrong, what’s ugly, what’s crazy, what’s ridiculous and what needs to be changed.

So What?

Part of leading is creating a culture that welcomes honesty, and values input from all parties.  When Scott Williams names developing and maintaining this element of the organizational culture as the top challenge, I listen.

After reading his post my next steps included:

  • sharing the link with several people,
  • thinking about how I can improve in this area,
  • blogging about it to share with others and continue the conversation, and
  • inviting you to share your thoughts.

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Greg Smith

Greg is a follower of the Way of Jesus who strives to make the world a better place for all people. Currently, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of White Rock Center of Hope and as Interim Senior Pastor of Advent Lutheran Church. He has served ten congregations, taught religion to undergraduates for eight years, and helped three organizations provide quality healthcare to underserved populations. (Read More)

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