How Humble and Inclusive Leadership Helps Teams Beat Procrastination By Randall Chase If you have ever worked in a team where people drag their feet, avoid decisions, or wait until the last minute to act, you know how quickly procrastination can tank productivity and morale. What surprised me as I dug into the research was how much leadership style shapes this behavior. Not the loud, commanding kind of leadership people often associate with authority, but the quiet kind that asks real questions and listens. The kind that makes people feel seen. Two approaches stand out. Humble leadership and inclusive leadership. Both are grounded in the idea that people do their best work when they feel respected, valued, and connected. When leaders practice these styles well, procrastination tends to drop. When they do not, procrastination often grows into a real threat to team health. Humble Leadership: Leading with Curiosity Instead of Control ...
Douglas Wilson’s book, Persuasions is a collection of short parables involving the character Evangelist, who meets various people in a variety of situations all having one thing in common. They are all walking the one Road toward the Abyss. The Master of the City tried to give warning to the travelers, but many ignored them. One man known only as the Evangelist meets these travelers. With what seems to them as almost otherworldly ability he sees right to the heart of the individuals and can share with them the truth about their journey. Some of the people whom Evangelist encounters seem significantly impacted by his insight and profound revelatory words, others offended, while yet others just ignore and keep walking on. Persuasions deal with some very pertinent issues facing humanity today, Immorality, Feminism, Atheism, Marriage, Hypocrisy, Evolution, and other topics. Each issue discussed is done with articulation and a firm understanding in a manner that engages the rea...