CEO

CEO
Karmae Cipriotti Fahr, CEO, The Fahr Group

December 14, 2015

Hardening of the Heart OR a Helpful Alternative

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?