People-Centered Leadership
Submitted by James Higginbotham on February 18, 2009 – 5:49 amNo Comment
Have you stopped to consider what may be happening in the life of your team members:
- Someone may be a few steps from losing their job
- Someone may be dealing with a divorce
- Someone may be struggling with an addiction
- Someone may be one step closer to cheating on their spouse
A people-centered leader takes the time to stop and pray for someone on their team, even if it means delaying completion of a task. This doesn’t mean they aren’t concerned with making progress. It just means that they are not focused on checking off the tasks on their to-do list rather than making the time to pray with someone who is struggling with an issue. As a leader, you must make the choice: being a task-centered or people-centered leader. Based on your recent actions and words, which one are you?
From: Agile Ministry’s Handle With Care eBook
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