Stewardship of Management

· It is in turbulent times when personal integrity and commitment to vows of loyalty are tested. ·  It is through turbulent times that relationships are cemented or destroyed, whether in life, in marriage or in organizational experience. · Let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.” (Galatians 6:9) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support [https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support]

There are always restless seas in one’s life. Everyone will encounter stormy seas. Some are more frightening than others. In troubled times, in one’s professional and personal life, security is being affected by evil outside forces of heathen competition or decisions of government. Under any turbulent circumstances the one in command must stand resolute in the face of adversity and in the presence of those who report and take charge. This is no time to abandon ship. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support [https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support]

The cold hard facts of command: If you are correct someone else will get the credit. If you are wrong, there is no doubt where the blame will land. But any process worth going through will almost always get tougher before it gets easier. One engaged in any worthwhile process must have the will to overcome and persevere. Command is one thing, but responsibility, the duty to those who depend on you, is the greater burden. It is a burden that only a captain can bare, a burden that must be felt not just dealt with. A burden one must take personally. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support [https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support]

In any organization, there is never a question as to whether we should take risks. In order to grow and develop or in order to maintain our present position we must make decisions and take action to make some change that makes something happen. We cannot avoid risks. Avoiding risks is like not making a decision to handle some situation, the lack of a decision is a decision we have no control over. The same is true with risk taking. There are small risks, there are great risks and there are life or death risks. As managers of managers who have responsibility for the health and stability of an organization and the people employed in it we have to know how to take reasonable risks. How the executive handles the risk affects one’s career professional and personal growth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support [https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support]

On high stakes situations, you cannot let the situation get you. You cannot lose your composure. You call on your experience and the experiences of your crew to identify as many possible contingencies as possible. You prepare your crew to handle those contingencies. There is never a guarantee situations will occur as you expect, but if your people are “in the game” they will step up and apply the knowledge and training they have and perform at the level necessary regardless of the actual event. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support [https://anchor.fm/wade-johnson/support]