Surviving Current Trends Affecting the Workplace
Society plays a huge role in implementing systems that affect our moral beliefs. More and more, we as United States citizens are asked continually to compromise our moral standards and accept the boundaries and rules that are supported by the government. As upcoming leaders of tomorrow, it is an innate duty to serve the public in a righteous manner. According to Colossians 3:17, “And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father” (Colossians 3:17, NLT). Advances in technology are rising consistently. Technological advances are making jobs harder to find and obtain. This advancement will make it hard for the Generation Y population. The Generation Y population will have to not only have to compete with specialized and bilingual applicants, but technology that can do what that individual has acquired a degree in. The world is steadily advancing and causing one to wonder just what jobs will be left for us in the future.
Among the numerous assumptions, society still implores the public to: seek higher education, specialize in more than one area, and to learn the languages of our familiar business partners and countries. Separating oneself from other applicants with dreamlike skills gives individuals the opportunities to: gain valuable recognition, get ahead of the potential applicants, and enable to recruiter to identify their necessity for them. By making oneself peculiar, it gives the individual a broader approach to seeking employment and maintaining it.
Furthermore, students should understand that change is consistent and the world will not operate the same way it did years ago. Understanding change allows one to pre...
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..., “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance” (Romans 5:3, NLT). By keeping this verse in mind, I develop the ability to humble myself and trust God is only building my faith and allowing me to grow spiritually. Leaders will have to use values, assumptions, beliefs, and expectations to be the foundation of their actions and management styles. Becoming Level Three Leaders will take dedication, implementing the moral foundations of leadership, advancing their level of strategic thinking and prayer.
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Transformational leadership also integrates well with a biblical worldview because both advocate valuing followers as well as leaders, the importance of ethical behavior, the need to forgive and learn from mistakes, and the value of a high moral example. Kouzes and Posner advocate leaders having a “moral authority to lead” (2007, p. 41), practicing personal accountability and working to improve all aspects of their follower’s lives. This others-centered leadership approach fits well in the Christ centered atmosphere of a Christian school.
In all the general aspects of this particular term one would conclude that, “Leadership” embodies different characteristics, goals, rules, and standards for different positions in society. In the text, Great Leader, Great Teacher: Recovering the Biblical Vision for Leaders, author Gary Bredfeldt states, “The nature of leadership differs from situation to situation. What is required of a leader on the battlefield is quite different from what is required on the ball field or mission field. Leadership is not a one-size-fits-all formula.” This bold statement makes minds take a deeper look at the general definition of leadership and how each individual can theoretically determine what that is for their lives. In addition, from a Christian Worldview perspective what attributes in which the Scripture provides on servitude can be applicable and relevant to becoming a successful leader.
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In our modern, global society, things change at an ever increasing pace. In the words of Heraclitus - everything changes and nothing stands still. We are faced with changes, sometimes radical changes, in everything from technology to belief systems, values, politics and economies - the list is endless. It is therefore necessary to constantly evaluate, adapt and develop our curricula offered in school and other educational institutions so that our children can stay abreast of these changes.