"And he wrote in the letter, saying, 'Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die'." 2 Samuel 11:15
Pittacus wrote, "The measure of a man is what he does with power." Second Samuel 11 tells the story of a king who forgot that leaders wield power for one reason only - to serve.
Consider the "Path to Abusive Power" in leaders:
By watching King David weave a tangled web following his sin with Bathsheba, we notice five common abuses of power that still trip up leaders today.
Calvin Miller describes them this way:
- Drifting away from those disciplines we still demand of our people.
- Believing that others owe us whatever use we can make of them.
- Attempting to fix things up rather than make things right.
- Refusing to accept that we could be blindly out of God's will.
- Believing that people in our way are expendable.
Excerpt from The Maxwell Leadership Bible. Good day!
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| Leadership Promises - Abuse of Power. |
Consider the "Path to Abusive Power" in leaders:
- Stage One: Surprise - "I get this?"
- Stage Two: Self-Esteem - "I need this."
- Stage Three: Satisfaction - "I deserve this."
- Stage Four: Selfishness - "I demand this."
By watching King David weave a tangled web following his sin with Bathsheba, we notice five common abuses of power that still trip up leaders today.
Calvin Miller describes them this way:
- Drifting away from those disciplines we still demand of our people.
- Believing that others owe us whatever use we can make of them.
- Attempting to fix things up rather than make things right.
- Refusing to accept that we could be blindly out of God's will.
- Believing that people in our way are expendable.
Excerpt from The Maxwell Leadership Bible. Good day!
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