Tag Archives: leadership

Questions

Posted on May 18, 2012 by sturner2

Reading an article by Summit Ministries brought to my attention the importance of questions. Questioning may be a defining characteristic of leadership verses kingship. At least this appears to be true in my mind. The King speaks in statements: I … Continue reading →

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Demonstrable

Posted on April 21, 2012 by sturner2

One of the scariest moments of my firefighting career came in the first years of my vocation. I was riding with the fire chief on the way to a car fire gone awry. The only unit dispatched arrived to find … Continue reading →

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Born…”to be, or not to be”…a leader, or anything else.

Posted on April 15, 2012 by sturner2

Some say the traits of great leadership are innate, or, that great leaders are born that way. The argument is the old nature vs. nurture debate. I disagree with “I was born this way.” I believe the deliberation is really … Continue reading →

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