A condition that spoils
the tone of a business’s culture, hampers its financial growth, and destroys
employee retention is the hardened heart of the leader. It is almost impossible
to reach someone whose heart is hardened. They are untouchable. Not an exciting corporate climate to rally
around.
The hardened heart
endangers business. However… another condition
of the heart enhances it. The Bible,
explains about another “hardening”, the hardening of us to difficulties. Isaiah 41:10 says,
“Fear not for I am with
you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I
will strengthen and harden you to
difficulties…”
Hardening me to
difficulties. What would that look
like?
·
No
fear,
·
No
worry,
·
Energy
for the positive.
In what ways does
hardening us to difficulties enrich our leadership abilities?
Leaders have to weather storms. “The buck stops here.” Small business owners, particularly, are impacted
by storms in this sluggish economy.
Storms can look like struggling to meet payroll, pay suppliers, and just
plain problems keeping the doors open.
As leaders, what would your
days look like if you were hardened to difficulties? For me, as I stated:
·
No
fear,
·
No
worry,
·
Energy
for the positive.
Energy to move forward,
stay the course, rather than focus on the negative.
Having the energy to face
the day, no matter what it holds, shows passion for your work and rallies the
troops. Your excitement will spread to employees and customers alike.
I encourage you to
remember that God is willing to take on our difficulties. He is also willing to strengthen us and
harden us to difficulties. Each day can look like:
·
No
fear,
·
No
worry,
·
Energy
for the positive.
What would your day look
like today if you had no fear of risks, no worry about finances, and energy to
be positive about your future? How would
your corporate culture change? How about
your retention numbers and your company’s bottom-line?
