Written by Carey Nieuwhof, a contemporary writer and podcaster.
How do you lead with grace and not lower your standards? It’s one of the trickier questions in leadership because there isn’t one clear answer. If you’re a more relational leader—you tend to be easier on issues, and favor keeping relationships with the people. You care deeply about your team, but might find it tough to hold people accountable and tend to shy away from conflict. If you’re a more results-driven leader—things get done, but in the process, you may push a bit too hard and get frustrated when people can’t keep up. It’s not that you don’t care about your team, but the urgency of the mission can make you forget the emotions in the room. But here’s a principle that really clicked for me: Be easy on the person, and tough on the issue…The future of leadership lies in valuing both results and relationships.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, [Philippians 2:3]
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