As long as the guy was around, the leadership was sound.
It was when the guy left that things got very nervy.
The guy was solid. He had been around a long time and so knew which paths to take and which options were worth considering. He didn’t force anything, he just gave sound advice. In fact he cultivated an approach that was so commendable everyone in the organisation thrived as a result. It wasn’t about promoting himself at all, it was about the welfare of the people based on their commitment to values honouring the source of what was right and true.
That was the foundation for his advice.
When he left, the leadership heard a new crew of advisers. They sounded really convincing and persuasive. It was about reasserting authority over the welfare of others. And with that finding a new basis for operation that slowly made it clear that the indulgence of a few was preferable to the development of the many.
It wasn’t long until the leadership moved away from the core values that the initial adviser promoted and endorsed. With that departure came a decline in standards. With the decline came the eventual demise of that leadership.
The issue came down to whose influence was followed.
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For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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