I was working on a section of a course I am preparing for Mid-Atlantic Christian University to be taught this fall — you can find more information at www.macuniversity.edu — This was the first time I have added a voice-over sound file to a presentation that I uploaded to SlideShare.net. So, I thought I’d share it with you as this week’s post.
Photo by Irish Eyes. Available at morguefile.com.
One of the biggest challenges for young leaders today is that they don’t understand how much influence they have on other people. When I work with people in their teens, 20s, and even 30s, it is not uncommon for them to tell me, “I don’t really have any influence over what other people do in my organization.” For teens, the context is school, sports, church, a fast-food job, or some club. For adults, the context is usually one of their first “real” jobs in a developing career. While the contexts are different, the problem is the same: they don’t understand how much influence they have over others.
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Do you know everything? If you don’t, you probably know some people who THINK they know everything. … On the one hand, we know that we don’t know everything. On the other, we sometimes act as if we do. Right?
Photo by h.koppdelaney (Hartwig HD). Available at Flickr.com.
I don’t know about you, but I’d like to know the secret to motivation. First, because I’d like to do a better job of motivating myself and then I’d like to know how to motivate others. Why is this important? Because we all know that the level of productivity rises as the motivation rises. Of course, all organizations have to deal with constraints, but these can never completely subvert the power of human motivation. So what is the secret?
Photo by Josa Jr. Available at Flickr.com.
I love to sing. I’m not a great singer, but through excellent training in high school (thanks Mr. Lipke!) and the opportunity to sing in truly great choirs and ensembles over many years I developed a great appreciation for God’s musical instrument—the voice. My favorite part of worship service Sunday morning is the worship songs. We’ve got great preaching, but when I sing along with the worship songs, the music lifts my soul and I feel a bit closer to God. The idea of worship is to magnify and glorify God. I hope he enjoys my singing at least as much as I do.
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