Nehemiah’s Leadership Playbook: Confrontation (2)
Thankfully, Nehemiah, was not one to balk at confrontation. Upon discovering this latest anomaly, he promptly spoke out and rebuked the ruling class for their negligence towards the Levites.
Thankfully, Nehemiah, was not one to balk at confrontation. Upon discovering this latest anomaly, he promptly spoke out and rebuked the ruling class for their negligence towards the Levites.
We are still learning from the leadership playbook of Nehemiah. The lesson we will focus on today is confrontation, specifically his ability to confront and redress anomalies.
As a leader, we should not shy away from leading from the front in pursuing reparation when we and the people we are leading have caused great offense to God or others.
As we gradually wind down this series where we do a blow-by-blow analysis of the leadership examples of Nehemiah, another lesson we can learn from him is preservation of heritage.
Another lesson we can pick from Nehemiah’s exemplary leadership style is urban planning. No doubt, rural-urban migration and population management is a problem contemporary leaders grapple with even today, but in the case of Nehemiah, he made this a moot with his savvy engagement skills.
Another rather instructive lesson every leader can learn from Nehemiah is participatory governance. We had earlier considered how he dynamically led the people from change communication…