This helps explain why some pastors do well within a faith group where they may not agree with everything in the administrative manual or guidelines. However, they agree with enough of its key components to function successfully within that particular denominational culture. The last thing we need or want are robots. This is where a leader can miss the point when someone disagrees with them. They fail to understand that people can differ and still reside in the same tent as long as the overall values are compatible and complementary.
Effective leaders know how to be discreet with their thoughts in settings with others.
Life is a developer of leaders. The notion that people develop whether it is planned or not is instructive. We discovered that a common perception is to think that a leader has to be in a formal program in order to develop. Our tendency is to want to control things, including people. The study indicates that we should be spending time molding the clay, not controlling it.