Fri/Sat/Sun—August 18–20•Grace for Those Who Serve Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning... If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you. (Proverbs 9:9, 12) Peter Drucker, the foremost management consultant of the 20th century, said that about onethird of their employees will be excellent. Another third will be average, and a third will fail. Clearly, if you are a Christian leader, you will need to graciously confront those who simply aren’t meeting expected standards. Sometimes honest communication will correct the situation. A friend approached me for advice. He had hired a young man fresh out of college. “He has a terrible work ethic,” my friend said. “He comes to work late at least once a week, and he takes long lunch breaks. He takes personal calls at work.” I asked three questions: Did you give this young man a written job description? Have you established a written policy for your entire workplace, related to these types of issues? Did you communicate to this employee the method in which you prefer to receive performance reports? At the most basic level, a good boss mentors employees to understand expectations. Only rarely can an employee hit a bullseye if he doesn’t even know where the target is. On the other side of the coin, a good boss recognizes the efforts of good employees. Several years ago I sought out our warehouseman. He had been in charge of a staff of 120 in the corporate world before coming to our ministry. I had never heard of any warehouse problems since he came on staff. I stopped by one day to thank him, and I believe I saw a tear in his eye. A simple “thank you” means a lot. Whether we are dealing with performing or non-performing employees, as Christians we should extend grace. MIMBS 5 If you are a boss, have you done an effective job of communicating expectations to your staff members? If you are not a boss, can you recall FOR YOUR SMALL GROUP August 14–20 Think of a time when you carried a grudge against someone. ■ What evidence shows you are carrying a grudge? ■ Were you able to love that person? Why or why not? a time when you benefited from someone mentoring you? Daily Reading: Esther 1:1–10:3, 1 Corinthians 11:17–13:13, Psalm 35:17–37:11, Proverbs 21:19–21:24 39
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