{"id":27883,"date":"2021-11-04T11:16:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=27883"},"modified":"2021-11-11T10:46:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T18:46:18","slug":"a-breathtaking-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/a-breathtaking-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"A breathtaking journey~"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eve Poole, the author of leader-smithing<\/em>, gained various leadership experiences in her life as she taught leadership and ethics as a professor at Hult international business school, worked for Deloitte as a consultant, and served as a board member for many organizations. This book on leadership was written in two parts: Part 1 discussed leadership theory and part 2 discussed practical guide to exercising 52 essentials for leadership development. Leader-smithing invites the readers to take on a challenge to develop 52 essential leadership skills over a lifetime to simply be a better leader tomorrow. She calls this leadership development life journey a \u00a0leader-smithing because leadership is about \u201capprenticeship, craft and hours of practice.\u201d[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

As I read through all the 52 decks of cards, I said to myself, \u2018This sure will take a lifetime of apprenticeship, craft, and hours of practice!\u2019 But, I guess the good news of leader-smithing is that you will get better as you practice. One area I reflected on was the \u2018ace of diamonds \u2013 your strengths\u2019 section from chapter 6. This section started by inviting the readers to \u201creflect on the highlights of your career so far.\u201d[2]<\/a> That\u2019s exactly what I did. I reflected on my ministry career highlights and successes I have experienced so far. This reflection helped me to realize that I am now in a different season, with a different organizational structure, different relational roles, and different trajectories. Therefore, I must think, lead, and serve differently! Currently, the church ministry and the non-profit mission organization I am serving and the focus of my NPO are all at a pioneering and laying the foundation stage work. This kind of work and responsibility was very new to me because I was more used to and skilled at managing teams and working out the logistics of the organizations. Many of the values, organizational structures, ministry blueprints and curriculums already existed. But now, my current role and responsibility require much more in-depth thinking, finding clear direction, and creating paths and curriculums that don\u2019t yet exist. The 52 skills that Eve talked about are essential because every leader has to deal with the pressure and responsibility to adapt to changing environments and find a practical solution and motivate others to follow.<\/p>\n

The book helped me understand and realize that there was an innate part of me that resisted leader-smithing. As I get older, I desire to do things in the way that I am comfortable and molded into from the past and resist new ways of thinking and innovatively doing things. When the ace of diamonds in a leader becomes driven by 5 of diamonds \u2013 initiative, it will create positive momentum and movement. Eve mentioned that \u201cpeople look to be led into a positive future of some kind, so showing initiative is a very pure form of leading.\u201d[3]<\/a> The life journey of learning, mentoring, and leader-smithing continues on and it is not an easy journey, but it sure is a breathtaking one. I have to remember to take it like a tortoise – one breath at a time, one step at a time, and trust wherever the Spirit of the Wind takes me~<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Eve Poole, Leadersmithing: Revealing the Trade Secrets of Leadership. 1st edition<\/em> (Bloomsbury Business, 2017), 3.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Eve Poole, Leadersmithing<\/em>, 78.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Eve Poole, Leadersmithing<\/em>, 93.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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