Are you a good or bad leader? You can assess yourself and decide.
In The Bible, kings were judged by the LORD based on their performance as leaders:
- Bad Kings:
- Bad kings were kings who were immersed in personal selfishness, seeking to benefit themselves with no regard for others.
- Ahab was an example, as it is written, "Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. (1 Kings 16:30, NIV)
- Good Kings:
- Good kings were kings who were in the quality of bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of themselves.
- Hezekiah was an example, as it is written, "He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD ..." (2 Kings 18:3) and "Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him." (2 Kings 18:5)
Leaders today have to ask themselves whether they're good or bad leaders, whether their behaviour and decisions come from the quality of selfishness or bestowal.
Everything is recorded for posterity and leaders should know that they're being judged, not only by their own employees, citizens and/or the world, but also, by God Himself.
Leaders have the tough job of making decisions, even when those decisions aren't popular, but they're the right thing to do.
Remember, we live in an integral system and the smallest positive and constructive action can have a huge impact, even beyond our own understanding.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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"Every leader is responsible for the people under his/her jurisdiction. It is the leaders responsibility to ensure that the basic needs of ever man, woman and child have been met - food, water, clothing and shelter.
If anybody goes without, meaning that their basic needs are not met, the leaders will be held accountable before God.
Leaders have to do whatever it takes to ensure their people are provided for: using diplomacy, relationships with more affluent nations, asking for help and assistance, removing barriers and obstacles that prevent assistance from reaching those in need. Stop making excuses and just get it done.
Leaders should establish round tables to discuss the issues, challenges and solutions. All discussions should be broadcast live on television or streamed live on the internet, giving everyone a change to comment and contribute their point of view.
Leaders must understand that their actions, or lack thereof, are transparent before God. God witnesses everything you do and everything you don't do.
As leaders in charge of others, you have an obligation, responsibility and expectation to look after those you lead, by ensuring their basic needs have been provided for.
We have now been given new standards. The old standards of self-indulgence, self-concern and self-worth have been wiped out.
The new standard is this: love your friend as yourself. Seek to benefit others instead of yourself. All people are now expected to live by this new standard.
Leaders especially, are expected to live and work by this new standard, to seek to benefit the people they lead, by making decisions and allocating budgets that are in the best interest of the people, so not a single person goes without.
We are charged to look after one another, and we have to begin to live this law, in practice.
The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is with us and to Him we shall all return."
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One of the ways to build trust in society is to be absolutely transparent. This is vital to creating a sense of harmony and unity between people and in society as a whole.
When decisions (that affect everybody) are made behind closed doors, people feel disconnected from the decision makers and from the decisions that are being made.
Two things are required:
Live Broadcasts
First, all government decisions and/or leadership decisions have to be broadcast live on television and/or streamed live on the internet, always.
Everyone has to be able to hear/see the issues, the debates, the arguments for and against, the priorities and how they're set and the decisions and how they're made.
Everyone Can Participate
Second, mechanisms have to be put in place to allow everyone to participate in the decision making process.
For example, today people can vote on reality shows for their favourite contestants. This technology, or something similar, could be used.
In this way, people will be able to vote and/or submit comments on issues that affect society. We'll all be a part of the decision making process.
This inclusion will incorporate 'the wisdom of the crowds', where the many are smarter than the few and decisions made by the many are better than decisions made by the few. As a result, we'll have better decisions.
Benefits
When people feel included in the decision making process, they're more likely to accept the final results even if the results are against their personal preferences.
This will happen because people will have witnessed the debates, they'll have seen the arguments for and against and they'll have been given a chance to vote. They'll have been totally included in the entire decision making process.
This inclusion will result in better decisions, it will create harmony between people and in society as a whole, and the resentment some people feel towards leaders will be reduced, perhaps even eliminated.
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