I ask “Why did that happen?” when I’m totally unprepared. I become prepared by exercising foresight, that is by thinking ahead. This blog post republishes my weekday LinkedIn posts that appeared May 31 through June 4, 2021. Key themes are: being prepared for opportunity, critical thinking to produce foresight, grasping what’s essential in a situation, […]
Leaders build influence in several ways, including having discretion and by showing insight. In fact, Proverbs reveals three ways to build influence. Building Influence To be successful, leaders must build influence. Moreover, a leader’s influence must extend to external groups outside his or her immediate circle. Hence, effective leaders find ways to build influence. For […]
Leaders must exercise good judgment. In fact, three “musts” for effective leadership are foresight, a just character, and good judgment, according to Proverbs 16.10. Without these, leaders cannot make sound decisions. Those decisions are based on good judgment. Thus the bottom line is leaders must exercise good judgment. Foresight is essential for a leader. Moreover, […]
Applying fundamental precepts into my life give me insight and discernment. The precepts bring insight! A precept-driven life displays insight and discernment. Deuteronomy 4.6 paraphrase The Precept Explained Basing my life on the universal precepts brings me several practical benefits. It’s good for me to follow these ancient and unchanging directives because they tell me […]
Proverbs 2.6 lists the two basic components of wisdom as factual knowledge and experiential insight. Hence, this is the definition of wisdom! Wisdom combines factual knowledge and experiential insight. Proverbs 2.6b paraphrase The Precept Explained Wisdom has two basic parts, according to Proverbs 2.6. The first part, what I know, is accumulated factual knowledge. And, […]