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Nouwen pointed to “power as one of the great causes of so many people having left the church.” One of the great ironies of the…
Humility · Leadership · Grace
Livermore · Nouwen
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Don’t Be Irreplaceable
Vaughn’s Rule / common workplace wisdom
One workplace rule runs: “Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.” The same principle applies more broadly. When a person becomes the only one who can do a particular work, the work itself is fragile and the person is often exhausted. Healthy leadership multiplies rather than concentrates.
How you’d preach it
Light but useful for leaders who struggle to delegate or who find identity in being needed.
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