Blessed Cohort 4,
Fullan speaks of transparency in the Six Secrets of Chnage, yet he speaks of it in terms of being transparent with data. That chapter didn't speak to me, but the title of the chapter did.
During our past weekend of class, Billy and Amber were extremely transparent by sharing thier life stories with us. I think I can speak for us all we I say we are eternally greatful for you two sharing. You two have set the standard for maybe how we should strive to be more transparent.
I say all that to say this . . . As leaders, how transparent should we be? I believe we shouldn't hide ourselves from people, but at the same time we don't need to share all our personal business. As teachers, we like to share some of ourselves and our lives with our students so they understand we are human. As we strive to be the Christian leaders God has called us to be, how much should we share?
I am an extremely private person. After our last weekend, I wonder if that could hinder me as a leader and in turn hinder the progress of my followers? I learned so much about and from Billy and Amber. When we neglect to be transparent, do we impede the learning/growth of our followers?
I know there is a time and a place for everything. We dicussed in Dr. Vasek's class about how we should allow the spirit to guide us in deciding when to approach situations with our Christian values and beliefs. Would you consider it to be the same with us being transparent?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts . . .
For me, not all revelations of self are helpful. I ask myself (1) Is it to the point? (2) Is it helpful to the listener? (3) Is it an attempt (conscious or unconscious) to make myself the center of this situation? When we do speak, have we thought carefully about it? Beside the point, perhaps, but important to me, (4) Is it within my personality or nature? If not, do I really need to say it? The choice is so very individual, with no right way or wrong way.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with what Dr. Kemp is saying. I think there is a time and a place......and YOU have to feel that it is relevant and important enough to share. Just like when we talked about the sharing of our faith and how he didn't want us to go out and lose our jobs as a result.....=))))
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