Champions BYTES for 3/11/09: "My Life Never Has A Crisis!"

"And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the Lord blazed hotly, and in the eyes of Moses it was evil. And Moses said to the Lord, Why have You dealt ill with Your servants? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You lay the burden of all this people on me? Have I conceived all this people? Have I brought them forth, that You should say to me, Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing father carries the sucking child, to the land which You swore to their fathers [to give them]? Where should I get meat to give to all these people? For they weep before me and say, Give us meat, that we may eat. I am not able to carry all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. And if this is the way You deal with me, kill me, I pray You, at once, and be granting me a favor and let me not see my wretchedness [in the failure of all my efforts]." - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

Moses was in a leadership crisis.

The people were constantly complaining to Moses to do things for them.

So Moses said, "Listen G (God) these are your people. I didn't conceive and birth them. Why must I carry them to the place of dominion (maturity), promise, favor, blessing and inheritance? I can't, I just can't; if this is my calling, then kill me now; I can't stand to see myself fail in what you have called me to."

Sometimes, we subconsciously kill, deaden or stop pursuing the dream in our heart because of opposition.

But on a team, especially when people of excellence and creativity work together, there will be disagreements. Boardroom victories will not come without conflict. Bill Hybels writes in his book Axiom: "The healthiest organizations I see are not conflict-free. They are just ridiculously committed to keeping short accounts."

God's solution was not to take Moses out of leadership, but to give him more leaders to delegate problems to:

"And the Lord said to Moses, Gather for Me *seventy men of the elders of Israel whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting and let them stand there with you. And I will come down and talk with you there; and I will take of the Spirit which is upon you and will put It upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not have to bear it yourself alone." (-Read more.)

Your influence and voice must be able to gather men and women to stand with you.

Who is carrying the burden of members, employees, vision and destiny with you?
Do they have the same spirit, same values and vision?

Core values (for example: excellence, integrity, passion, justice, responsibility, faith, prayer, etc.) must be established and injected into any organization desiring to make the transition from good to great. Core values are the key characteristics (or traits) that help you achieve your daily mission (statement.) Your achieved daily mission goals blaze the path to help you accomplish long-term vision.

Goals (vision and dreams) are not fulfilled by chance.

They are interdependent on core values. Core values help you increase excellence on your team and meet goals. Excellence is interdependent on culture.

Culture is what we are. It is more than a list of what we do. It is the totality of socially (and spiritually) transmitted behavior patterns, capabilities, habits, structural strengths beliefs, (and products of) faith, work and thought. These patterns, traits, and products are considered your expression in a city, industry, league or workplace.

Interestingly, the word culture also creates the word: "cultivate." Therefore, culture is the product or growth resulting from cultivating something with potential buried underneath the surface.

Whatever you cultivate ("culturize") in an organization or church will increase and grow.

If you cultivate the practice of embarrassing employees in public, you will cultivate an atmosphere where that kind of behavior is acceptable and others will follow lead.

These central characteristics (part of our DNA) must be embodied by the people we recruit to work, volunteer and form chapters with. They must be defended (and guarded) by the same. We tell our employees: