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.
When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, βWhat is the best I can do under the given circumstances?β
Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.
A man must first govern himself ere he is fit to govern a family; and his family ere he be fit to bear the government of the commonwealth.
Leadership produces change. That is its primary function
I purposely try to hire people who are really self-motivated and good at what they do, and then I just leave them alone.
And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And youβve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.
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