Lesson 9: Management and Leadership

I’ve had a lot of time this week to reflect on my leadership and management style.  I’ve found great similarities with how it is following gospel principles and other areas where I can definitely improve.  The best person to look up to is our elder brother, Jesus Christ.  He was never wishy washy, he was ever vigilant and decisive.  He led by example.  He was kind.  His style was to ask questions to help his disciples and other followers better comprehend his message.  He was persuasive.  Even though he had the truth on his side, this doesn’t mean that people will follow.  He inspired them!  I want to have these types of attributes and I’ve thought a lot about how I lead my family.  Consistency is challenging for me.  I’m a high energy person, I get cranky when I’m stressed and in general I know I need to be more calm and collected.  I want to set a good example for my kids.

                As for my $100 business challenge idea, I’m making good progress.  I took time one evening to go over to the property that is being turned into a nursery.  Although the website is technically up, I feel there needs to be more personable content.  This week they received a truck load of bark and a load of topsoil.  These will be great items to showcase on the website.  This week the owner has had a lot of fires to put out so we were not able to meet.  With multiple trucks and lawnmowers breaking down, it just wasn’t in the cards to have an in person meeting.  I’m also waiting on the owner to get me info on his “about us” page so I can get all that put up.