By: Jer
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not very good at taking responsibility when things go wrong. It’s easier and probably more natural for me to shift the focus to what I’m doing well, because then it doesn’t actually require me to change. I can settle for who I already am and leave it at that.
Today’s whole topic was on the leader’s focus. There were some very practical sessions on being a good steward with your gifts, time management, delegating, even on facilitating effective meetings. My initial response was: This is great, I can use some of this stuff at school with the teachers I work with, possibly even with some of my students. It’s funny how easy it is for me to shift the responsibility to change on someone else. Yet, no one I know has ever accused me of being too focused, if anything it’s the other way around. As I was reviewing my leadership plan with my leadership partner, he challenged me on my uncompleted tasks. Again, my initial reaction was to dismiss it and just focus on what I have done, but that wouldn’t get me very far. It’s hard to honestly take responsibility for where I have to grow because it forces me to look at my weaknesses and change. But I’m hopeful because I’m constantly reminded that God has more grace than I expect and that’s all I really need to know to be led by Him.