Leaders Accept Responsibility

Team:

Today in the One Year Playbook we see Great Leadership as Nehemiah was taking full responsibility for the situation they are in. Nehemiah was Accepting Responsibility.

Leaders Accept Responsibility.

Leaders Don't Shift Blame.

"When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven." Then I said:

   "LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.
Nehemiah 1: 5-7

Nehemiah say's, we have sinned. He didn't try to shift the blame. He said it was our leadership that caused this pain.

Nehemiah owned up to the problem.

Leaders Accept Responsibility.

As Team Leaders we need to own up to the problem. This includes Parents, Older Siblings, Coaches, Managers, Mentors ect.. Your Team is anyone you influence.

Here is what one of the Greatest College Football Coaches of all time says:

"If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games."
Bear Bryant Alabama Football 

Leaders Accept Responsibility then they figure out a Solution.

"Everyone is a 360 Leader."
John Maxwell

Your Team is anyone you influence.

Just Go!!! Lead Your Team

Rick

Aug 11 Readings - NEHEMIAH 1:1-3:14 | 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1-24 | PSALM 31:19-24 | PROVERBS 21:4