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As a young employee in my first corporate job, I quickly learned that executives were powerful people to be feared and followed. One executive in particular, a former Navy officer, commanded authority. He knew his stuff and expected respect.
But that image completely fell away when I walked into a classroom one evening to take a class on boating safety. There was this same executive, dressed casually, even comically, looking like he was helming a yacht, not a Navy destroyer. He was friendly, funny, and joyous talking about his personal interest in boating.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 says, “A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.”
As leaders, finding the joy in what we do can help draw others to our work and our faith.
Today’s Integrity Moment was provided by author and speaker, Tom Petersen. Tom C. Petersen is a former utility communications professional who writes about work and faith. Connect on LinkedIn or tomcpetersen.com.
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