Tag: SIBI

Appreciation

August 8, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

When businesses host a “Customer Appreciation Day,” they offer special pricing to express their gratitude to customers.

Appreciation is best summed up in the depth of our gratitude. Cicero claimed, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” (Cicero, ‘Pro Plancio,’ 54 B.C.)

When was the last time you expressed gratitude?
What actions or qualities move you to be thankful?
How often do you express your gratitude?
Have you considered why you are thankful?

Express your gratitude for the physical and spiritual ways God has blessed your life. To Him be the glory.

Approachable

August 7, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

We all know that feeling of timidity when approaching someone in leadership. Leaders, however, must be approachable, but how?

Here are a few tips:

Close the laptop. Any time someone stops by, even for a few minutes, we need to close the lid on the laptop and give 100% of our attention.

Make good eye contact. Looking others in the eye demonstrates interest and engagement. If we constantly look down or seem distracted we communicate the opposite.

Watch the body language. We communicate a great deal through nonverbal language. Body language expresses that we are either approachable or unapproachable.

When leaders are approachable, we learn how to lead better.

Obligation

August 6, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

An obligation is an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound, a duty or commitment.

While it is impossible to force someone to do anything, we tend to use our skills of persuasion whenever we can to motivate others into action.

When we consider leadership, we need to examine our obligation to Christ and others.

We have tasted the grace of God. We enjoy the gift of salvation. Just the thought carries a moral and spiritual obligation.

Considering our obligation highlights the need to commit ourselves to lead others to heaven.

Paying the Price

August 5, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

There are no free lunches. The cost of living rises daily. We all get it! However, this post is not about the increases in the cost of living felt around the world.

Knowing the eternal significance of our leadership should move us to give serious consideration to a greater matter.

What price are we willing to pay? What sacrifice are we willing to make? To what length are we willing to go? What obstacles are we willing to overcome to lead others?

The reward is worth the price required.

The question is simple: Are we willing to pay it?

Lead, Leader, Leadership

August 4, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

“Lead is a verb, leader is a noun, and leadership is both.” Not sure who to credit with this thought, but it speaks volumes.

Leadership involves both the person and action.
Leadership speaks to both who we are and what we do.
Leadership requires an effort to develop both the individual and method.
Leadership drives home the necessity of personality and character.

We must keep in mind the development process of making great spiritual leaders. The constant dedication to the act of molding one’s ability to lead helps us all become the leadership of God.

Unexpected Events

August 1, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Most everyone experiences unexpected events that keep them from fulfilling personal expectations.

Disappointment generally overshadows any joy we previously possessed. What can help us prepare for these times?

Expected the unexpected. We know the unexpected happens, so expect it.

Never go it alone. When these events occur, seek help from others.

Prepare a back up plan…always. The key is to prepare. Have a plan ready!

Trust in a positive result. When we put it and leave it in God’s hands, good will come.

It can be a hard lesson, but when learned, rarely are we surprised.

Who Motivates You?

July 31, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Consider three questions:

What motivates us to lead? Leaders experience discouragement and discontentment. When this happens, a fire-lighter is needed, someone or something to motivate us.

How can we motivate followers? Leaders need a vision built on possibility thinking. Morale builds when impossibilities fade.

What is needed to keep followers motivated? Establish short-term goals that motivate followers to focus on achieving long-term goals.

Leaders need to develop plans that keep the fires lit. We must know how to keep ourselves and others motivated, both now and for the future.

Update Your Leadership

July 30, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Owning a smart phone presents several challenges, especially when it comes to scheduled updates, which occur frequently. We learn several things: 

The speed of change. Technology is changing rapidly.

Public demands. Anytime a new tool is released, the public puts it to the test.

Competition. Everyone must bring their “A game” to succeed.

Spiritual leadership is called to lead people with this influence. Our culture is constantly changing, problems require attention…now, and Satan competes for the souls of humanity. The task before us is not easy.

Perhaps we need a leadership update. Stay tuned for more.

Leading or Drafting?

July 29, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Jon Acuff learned the following lesson from his father who had taken up cycling, “It’s easier to draft than it is to lead, but when you lead, you help somebody else go faster than they ever could have on their own.”

It might be easier to draft, coast along without much struggle. However, it does not bring the change needed for the spiritual success of others or ourselves.

Leadership provides a foundation for the future success of everyone, and it empowers others to achieve greater work without them.

Leadership makes it possible for others who cannot or will not step up and change the future.

Lead!

Objective Leadership

July 28, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

One word, but this is not just any word, especially when it comes to leadership.

What is the objective? Is the objective clearly defined? Has the objective been communicated to everyone on the team?

Leaders carry a responsibility to clearly define the role and responsibilities of each individual involved in achieving the objective. They must understand their role and responsibility in order to make decisions connected to the objective.

Without clear communication of responsibilities and expectations, suspicion is created. Motives are called into question. The result is distrust.

It may be one word, but the objective touches the whole of the work.

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