I have begun to study the word bear and must admit that the animal was not what I believed I would be working through, although as we know, God leads us where we need to be and for that I rejoice.
“15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.” – Proverbs 28:15 (ESV)
In my own career I am highly interested in being a good leader and therefore I spend time looking into leadership characteristics and techniques. In all of the reading and study I have done to date, one thing that stands out is to not be a tyrant or use fear if you are looking to be an effective leader.
When you think back to those that you have encountered as leaders in your own career, I am sure that those you feel were the “best” leaders were those that treated you with care and respect rather than the opposite. I know that the leaders I learned the most from were those that were firm but fair and treated me as a person.
What you put in is what you get out. In with fear, that is what you get. When you challenge others through caring and love, they will respond in kind and give you everything back through that same caring and love. Fear is no way to lead. Caring for those around you and in your charge is more effective and enriching to all.
When you look at your own leadership whether in your career or personal life (at home), how do you see your leadership? How do you respond to leadership through fear and the opposite of leadership through caring and love? Will run to or from the leaders who is like the charging bear?
Trevor's Thoughts 