LEADERSHIP & GRACE.

Most of us don’t think about grace in a leadership context, and even if we do, it is typically viewed as personal, not institutional. In leadership, grace is tangible, actionable, and, especially in times of organizational growth and change - indispensable. Leaders give grace, receive grace and cultivate organizational grace. Grace is relational, enabling the recipient to do and be what he or she could not do and would not be if otherwise left to their own means. Grace is also reciprocal. People who give grace liberally, receive it liberally - even, and especially, from the reluctant (a.k.a. 'haters'). So, leadership grace isn’t weakness, rather, it is rooted in meekness, which is strength under control, and grounded in humility, thinking about others more often than oneself. Grace doesn't absolve others of consequences, which flow naturally from choices, but it does pay attention to context. In essence, leadership grace converges at the place of our shared human condition, demanding excellence while, at the same time, recognizing we are all prone to imperfect moments, malfunction and mismanagement. #LeadWithGrace

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