Love, Hope, & Faith

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Six Secrets of Change


I have been reading Six Secrets of Change and found myself often thinking, when will things change???  I have read some of Michael Fullan’s other books.  I believe that Fullan has a strong understanding of leadership and the development of leadership capacity.  I do not consider myself an expert, however I do not feel that what Fullan teaches is state of the art theories or ideas.  To me, he describes practical and feasible strategies.  However, what is it that holds leaders back?  What is it that keeps leaders from connecting and relating to the people they lead when that is a critical element of effective leadership?  I am at this point where I feel as if the books or knowledge are not the key to change, it is the self-efficacy of the leaders themselves.  I think that people desire to be better, however I wonder if they feel they are capable or competent to change?

Last week I posted on change as well.  There were some valid and truthful responses posted.  What I want to know is what holds you back?  What is keeping you from making some change you know you should do as a leader?
Posted by Amber Lynn Diaz at 9:48 PM

3 comments:

  1. ProfessorNovember 8, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    Just a guess, but one thing that holds would-be leaders back may be that their hearts are not fully engaged in the cause they wish to lead. Just wanting to be a leader is not enough. People follow when they sense a mission worthy of the struggle one must go through to succeed and see the leader as fully engaged in it.

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  2. Jason H. SmithNovember 14, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    The main thing that holds me back from time to time is the fear of the unknown. I analize things quit often and worry about the consequenses of my actions.

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  3. Dr. HollatzNovember 14, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    You and me both, sister! When will I get paid more? When will school be easier? When will it all change???!!! Pie in the sky ideas I think. For me it's all about pushing boundaries. In my current school nothing had changed in at least 10 years before I got there. Why? No one pushed. Guess what? I pushed!! The result: some people got upset, but more people got excited and now everyone is excited. It's not a perfect place (we have plenty of problems), but the one thing we do have is excitment and some new ideas to get things accomplished. PUSH!!!

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