Leadership with a Small "L"

Earlier this week, I had a job interview where I was asked about my management style. I immediately thought back to a BYU-I devotional I had read a couple of years ago. It was titled “Leadership with a Small “L”.  Since that time, I have tried to pattern my management style in this way. Later, as I reflected on my answers in the interview, I decided that I needed to find the devotional and read it again.

Imagine my surprise the next day when I discovered it in the reading material for this week! I’m so glad it was. I feel like I had a pretty good handle with leading my example with love, but I had forgotten a very important step… Principle #2 “Lead with Vision”.  As this principle states, “One of the most important things that leaders do is to help the people they lead understand the larger meaning and purpose of their daily work”  This can apply to all facets of life, whether it’s at work or at home. I think this may be what is missing for me in my current career. It has started to feel like we are simply checking things off on a list at work- I have lost my passion! I think it may be time to step back and regain my view of the bigger picture. Only then can I lead with a small “