Introduction Today’s leaders are typically charged with tremendous levels of responsibilities, which can at times become overwhelming. For this reason, it is important for leaders to focus on building resiliency within themselves and their employees to help cope with everyday life stressors. Jesus Christ was the ultimate resilient leader and we all can benefit from using Him as our role model as we strive to build resiliency (Dees, 2014). The three most important concepts that the group chose from chapters one and two of Major General (retired) Robert Dees’ book Resilient Leaders are selfless leadership / selfless service, risk management, and crisis defines the character of a leader.
Group Consensus
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First, when it comes to selfless leadership and selfless service; Jesus Christ is the epitome of a selfless leader and it is well documented throughout the Bible. A Biblical passage that comes to mind to confirm this statement is Mark 10:45 which reads, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many” (ESV). This passage shows that Jesus is the ultimate selfless servant and He sacrificed His own life to save the souls of others. The Bible addresses risk and risk management in Revelations 2:10 where Jesus says to the people of Church in Smyrna “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life” (ESV). By analyzing this biblical truth, the people knew that if they accepted the risk and stood up to the tests of the devil, Jesus would reward them with eternal life and this how they managed the adversity they would soon endure. Lastly, crisis defines a leader’s character is addressed in (ESV). The three concepts that the group chose are important for an organization’s leaders because they support resiliency, which is crucial ingredient of successful …show more content…
The task of becoming a servant leader takes a lot of work and dedication, “[g]iven the fact that we are innately selfish, the requirement to lead in the public interest provides a real challenge for all leaders particularly as leaders are encouraged more towards achievement of competitive advantage, rather than collaborative advantage” (Brookes, 2014). “Philosophers and economists [and] ordinary people, believe that human nature is fundamentally selfish… but if that 's true, why do some people do selfless things, like helping other people at enormous risk and cost to themselves?” (Marsh, 2016). “Selfless service is ‘serving others without regard for self’ and inherently includes personal sacrifice” (Dees, 2013, p. 64). Resilient leaders must be the epitome of what it means to be a selfless servant, because they place the needs of the organization and others before their own personal needs. Dees addresses this as he relates the biblical story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37, who came to the aid of a man who had been beaten and robbed while on his way to Jericho. Many professionals passed the man and offered no assistance, but the Good Samaritan stopped and assisted him. He also went a step further and paid an innkeeper to care for and feed the man until he made a full recovery (2013, pp. 68-71). This is model of selfless service and one that
Group Consensus
1. Selfless Leadership / Selfless …show more content…
First, when it comes to selfless leadership and selfless service; Jesus Christ is the epitome of a selfless leader and it is well documented throughout the Bible. A Biblical passage that comes to mind to confirm this statement is Mark 10:45 which reads, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many” (ESV). This passage shows that Jesus is the ultimate selfless servant and He sacrificed His own life to save the souls of others. The Bible addresses risk and risk management in Revelations 2:10 where Jesus says to the people of Church in Smyrna “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life” (ESV). By analyzing this biblical truth, the people knew that if they accepted the risk and stood up to the tests of the devil, Jesus would reward them with eternal life and this how they managed the adversity they would soon endure. Lastly, crisis defines a leader’s character is addressed in (ESV). The three concepts that the group chose are important for an organization’s leaders because they support resiliency, which is crucial ingredient of successful …show more content…
The task of becoming a servant leader takes a lot of work and dedication, “[g]iven the fact that we are innately selfish, the requirement to lead in the public interest provides a real challenge for all leaders particularly as leaders are encouraged more towards achievement of competitive advantage, rather than collaborative advantage” (Brookes, 2014). “Philosophers and economists [and] ordinary people, believe that human nature is fundamentally selfish… but if that 's true, why do some people do selfless things, like helping other people at enormous risk and cost to themselves?” (Marsh, 2016). “Selfless service is ‘serving others without regard for self’ and inherently includes personal sacrifice” (Dees, 2013, p. 64). Resilient leaders must be the epitome of what it means to be a selfless servant, because they place the needs of the organization and others before their own personal needs. Dees addresses this as he relates the biblical story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37, who came to the aid of a man who had been beaten and robbed while on his way to Jericho. Many professionals passed the man and offered no assistance, but the Good Samaritan stopped and assisted him. He also went a step further and paid an innkeeper to care for and feed the man until he made a full recovery (2013, pp. 68-71). This is model of selfless service and one that