Your Sense of Timing

O God of all seasons and senses,grant me your sense of timingto submit gracefullyand rejoice quietlyin the turn of the seasons. In this season of short days and long nights,of grey and white and cold,teach me the lessons of endings;children growing, friends leaving,jobs concluding,stages finishing,grieving over,grudges over,blaming over,excuses over. O God, grant me your sense…

Questions for Leaders to ask themselves

In my present role I have a regular question that comes to me from many people: “what do you want to do about this?”.  “This” maybe a number of things – personnel issues, questions on policy, strategic thought, simple decisions around events or visits.  It strikes me that leadership is about making decisions, and good…

Attributes of a Leader 2

Continuing out of our discussions around leadership…the topic is attributes of a leader. Passion/Compassion: The cool, aloof, analytical leader vs the leader whos is filled with elation, intensity and inspiration. (Which one do you like to work with?).  Leaders give people something larger than themselves. That’s where The Army’s mission brings a strong dynamic to…