Weeds
By Dr. Brian Simmons
As faithful steward leaders we need to strike a balance between caring for the weeds of the organizations we lead and living in the weeds.
Recently, I attended a baseball game for one of my grandchildren. By the backstop was a big weed. We have watched this weed grow over the last few weeks. Why would the person responsible for mowing the grass inside the baseball field let this weed grow? His job is to beautify and maintain the field. Big weeds are not beautiful!
What does lack of attention to details look like in the organizations we lead? How can we as steward leaders help the teams we lead realize that details matter?
As faithful steward leaders we do not want to micromanage others by living in the weeds. But we are responsible to care for the details of the organizations we lead. In fact, this broadly embraced attention to details is one of the most important lead measures ensuring organizational effectiveness!
Pull the weeds!
