I like it when someone tells me: 'I don't agree.' This is a true collaborator. When they say 'Oh, how great, how great, how great,' that's not useful.
Interpretation
Collaboration thrives on honest disagreement rather than blind agreement.
In this quote, Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of constructive criticism in collaborative efforts. Genuine dialogue is fostered when team members feel comfortable expressing differing opinions, as this leads to deeper understanding and more effective solutions. Rather than simply agreeing for the sake of harmony, true collaboration is built on open exchanges that challenge ideas and stimulate growth.
In practice
During a team meeting when discussing project ideas, one could use this quote to encourage open conversations.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
Being in charge isn't always about telling people what to do. Sometimes, it's about knowing when to step out of the way of people who know what they're doing. - Tam al'Thor
Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.
Most politicians are not authentic.
Aligning private development with community needs for equity and resiliency is one of the most powerful roles of city government.
Whenever you see something going well - whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world - look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.
In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
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