Proactive Leadership




He was a very reactive coach. 










Conflict avoidance never works. 



8 thoughts on “Proactive Leadership

  1. I might even put “conflict avoidance” in quotation marks, because when that volcano blows, the conflict is far more intense than it would’ve been otherwise.

    On a completely unrelated topic, I’ve been reading about Mike Ditka’s early years coaching the Bears.

  2. Are you reading my mail? Well maybe my heart..what is the best way to move away from being conflict averse? What are healthy ways to begin especially as a faith-based leader. Thanks

    1. Well Pastor of course you know the first step is prayer. Pray for wisdom to know what’s best for the other person. When we approach conflict with the other person’s interests in mind we choose our words differently. I try not to tell someone how they need to change, I just explain how I see the situation and then ask how they see it. Then I ask how I can help them get where they need to be and where they want to be. Compromise is almost always required but we usually end of far closer to a win-win then we would have been without the dialogue.

      1. Thanks Steve – a helpful perspective for sure and yes prayer is key and a right heart that God helps me choose. Your wisdom and posts and input has helped me immensely – grateful for you!

  3. There is a lot of truth here. One of the hardest obstacles to overcome is being a selfish leader. I believe this posts falls right in line with how to avoid being a selfish leader. Great post

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