So you don't have to say sorry.. as much.

I spent a good amount of time thinking about how hard life can be if your Leaders/Team Members don't think ahead about what's going to happen. I know I'm guilty of the saying "it'll be alright we've got Jesus, he's in control". (Although I think Jesus wouldn't like to be the "reason" people  aren't prepared, I know i wouldn't.)

Now as a leader I know I've messed up and I'll continue to mess up but i can at least try and think ahead and work towards not being in that situation again, no matter what it is from anything to forgetting the decorations, time of an event, not doing a running sheet or turning up late without an apology to the team and let me tell you there will be many more things/times in life this could happen.

So here's 5 things to think about for the future so hopefully you won't have to worry about who you're going to be having to apologise to.. again:

#1 – When we get in a hurry as leaders we tend to not pay attention to how our decisions might impact others. If we are going to lead like Jesus we MUST be way more concerned about others than we are ourselves!

#2 – If a leader will take a little extra time and make sure the details are covered it makes it a lot easier for those who are following him/her.  A person who does not take a little time now will have to take a lot of time later repairing the damage from the mess.

#3 – Laziness as a leader will often result in unfortunate circumstances for those who follow.

#4 – When unfortunate circumstances take place, a good leader will always ask “what could I have done differently in that situation” instead of blaming someone else for the mess. 

#5 – Two of the MOST POWERFUL WORDS for a leader to say are, “I’m sorry” when they are confronted with a careless mistake that they made rather than trying to rationalize the situation.