Summoned: Stepping Up to Live and Lead With JesusNäide

Making Meaning

I was listening to a leader of a global nonprofit at a conference I was attending, and I found myself drawn to two things: that he gave meaning and the meaning he gave. He answered the big questions that leaders must answer.

Effective leaders do more than call on people to perform a given task out of duty or responsibility, though there’s a place for duty and responsibility. They know that people are more than cogs in a wheel or numbers on a stat sheet. They know that meaning moves people. Effective leaders help people understand the why behind the what, where, how, and when.