Church Community Builder<\/a>. Why is that? It’s all about the security in the leader, and that my a friend, is for another post. <\/p>\n– I am valued. I am not perfect. I am still learning and growing and developing. And I would consider that to be happening literally everyday. Everyday I am learning. And everyday I am growing. You see my value is not in what I know and how well I can coach a church through change management. My value to my team comes from who I am as a person – who I am in all of my imperfections and idiosyncrasies. My character is more valuable than my capability. <\/p>\n
– I am free. I am free to grow. I am free to learn. And here’s the big one – I’m free to make mistakes. Actually, my team leader encourages me to make mistakes. Who wouldn’t love to be told, “Hey, go out there and make some mistakes today.” You never quite learn as much by doing it all right. You learn significantly more if you fail and have to pull it back together and make another attempt. <\/p>\n
So, I’m happily not in the 64 percent of Americans unhappy with their job. I am grateful to be in the 36 percent thanks to some great leaders. Are you a member of the 36 or the 64? I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tonight I was reading an article that I marked on my reading list several months ago. It was basically a summary of how Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs, and the majority of those reasons are based upon dissatisfaction with their boss. 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