The wisdom of allowing consequences
In Ezekiel 18, God speaks to Israel about personal responsibility. He warns them of judgment if they continue sinning against him; but he also tells them he will be merciful if they repent.
He further says if someone sins, "his blood will be on his own head" (v. 13). But if that person repents, they then please the Lord and will receive life (v. 23).
There's much more to be mined from this passage, but one simple precept jumps out for us as leaders:
Everyone is responsible for their own actions, and for
the consequences they receive.
As we deal with employees caught in patterns of resistance, chronic bad attitudes or even outright malicious acts, we shouldn't let others suffer their consequences.
Addressing said employee's actions and protecting others from the fallout is a hard part of the leader's job. But a necessary one.
"There is no one righteous, not even one.…"
—Rom. 3:10
Leading with you,
Tom Harper
Founder, BiblicalLeadership.com
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 | Tom Harper is publisher of BiblicalLeadership.com and executive chairman of Networld Media Group, a business-to-business publisher and event producer. He has written five books, including Servant Leader Strong: Uniting Biblical Wisdom and High-Performance Leadership (DeepWater Books, 2019) as well as the Christian business fable Through Colored Glasses and its sequel Inner Threat (DeepWater, 2022). Learn More » |
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