Staying in Touch

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work). If the president of the United States can find ways to keep a finger on the pulse of the people, surely the senior pastor of a large church or the head of a non-profit (or a university leader) should be able to do the same. It might be as simple as intentionally scheduling one or two meetings a week with people who are not in any kind leadership position – the newcomers or the marginally involved. There are risks in doing this. It takes time away from other important tasks. Someone may get mad that you didn’t meet with them. You may hear something you didn’t want to know. But I would argue that the bigger risk occurs when a leader loses touch with those who are being led and makes poor decisions as a result. It’s easy to receive my blogs by email. Just sign-up on Feedburner by clicking here.]]>