“One axiom of leadership I have come to appreciate reads, ‘leaders do not inflict pain, they bear it’. In the same manner, leaders do not absorb praise, they re-direct it. The success of any Christian leader lies significantly in their ability to keep this two-fold movement of leadership in balance. Leaders who inflict pain lose trust and dishearten their people. Leaders who absorb praise produce resentment and sacrifice motivation.”
A quote from, “Becoming a Leader of No Reputation” by R. Scott Rodin, Journal of Religious Leadership/ Vol. 1, No 2 (Fall 2002), pp. 105-119
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Thanks for sharing this resource with us. His ruminations are well-worth considering, and they often cut to the quick for me. I’ve filed it in my important resources vault.