Good leadership requires challenge, failure, practice
A New Year’s Message from Bishop John Schol
You have probably heard the saying “practice makes perfect.” There is a lot of truth to that. Of course, if you are practicing the wrong thing, you may be perfecting the opposite of what you are trying to achieve.
In my experience, there are three things that I have found that helps me be better at something I do, particularly leadership: challenge, failure and practice...
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Good leadership requires challenge, failure, practice
You have probably heard the saying “practice makes perfect.” There is a lot of truth to that. Of course, if you are practicing the wrong thing, you may be perfecting the opposite of what you are trying to achieve...
New Conference Lay Leader nominations sought
As David Koch concludes his second four-year term as Eastern PA Conference Lay Leader, the Conference Board of Lay Ministry is seeking willing, qualified and service-oriented nominees to succeed him ...
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