Putting God’s Character First

1. Putting God’s Character First A Presentation to the Greater Accra Regional Convention Friday August 19, 2016 CBDD @ GAR Convention

2. Who sets the vision in your organisation ?? CBDD @ GAR Convention

3. Vision Ownership • Leaders do not set the vision!! • Vision comes from God and God alone. • Paul & Ananias, Cornelius, Paul all received vision from God ( Acts 9, 10, 16) • Jesus sent to fulfill God’s Vision • Jn. 4:34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” CBDD @ GAR Convention

4. What Courageous Leaders Do ? • Do The Right Thing : GOD-INSPIRED VISION • Do Things Right : GOD-LED PLAN • Do the Right Things Right : GOD-MOTIVATED ACTION • GOD’S PLANS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN GOD’S WAYS CBDD @ GAR Convention

5. How healthy is your organization ? • Leadership ?? Staff ?? Customers ?? • Commercially and/or Spiritually Healthy ?? • Can you assess the spiritual health effectively?? • What Causes Organizations to Fail ?? CBDD @ GAR Convention

6. Perilous Times 2 Tim 3 : 1-5 • But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. • People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, • boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, • ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, • treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than • lovers of God — having a form of godliness but denying its power. CBDD @ GAR Convention

7. Overview • What challenges are you facing ? • What is the answer ? • Will “good” Character make a difference? • What is the test of “good character?” • How is character developed? • What are the benefits of character-based leadership?? CBDD @ GAR Convention

8. WHY CHARACTER FIRST? • What specific challenges are you facing in your organisation today? • Poor Quality; Low Productivity; Stealing; Poor Attendance; Negligence; Own Agenda; Personal Problems ; Poor Customer Service ??? CBDD @ GAR Convention

9. Tree and Fruits (Lk 6:43-45) • No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. • Each tree is recognised by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn-bushes, or grapes from briers. • The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and • the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. • For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. CBDD @ GAR Convention

10. . Visible Challenges Poor Attendance Low Productivity Poor Quality Avoidable Accidents Anger/Bitterness Stealing Tardiness Rejection Distraction Inconsistency Deception Carelessness Poor Quality Own Agenda Disorganization Poor Attendance Avoidable Accidents Negligence Anger/Bitterness Stealing Personal Problems Alcoholism/Drug Abuse Resistance Covetousness Restlessness Tardiness Rejection Self-indulgence Inconsistency Deception Carelessness Unreliability Root Causes CBDD @ GAR Convention

11. What is the Answer ??? • All Evidence of Character Failure • Training Programs , Rules and Regulations alone will not solve these problems • Organisationsmust be able to hire and retain employees whose actions are predictably right. • “I am convinced that 90% of failures in life are character failures, not ability failures” S. Covey CBDD @ GAR Convention

12. What is Character ?? • The stable and distinctive qualities built into an individual’s life which determine his or her responses regardless of circumstances • Character = distinguishing mark = “BRAND” CBDD @ GAR Convention

13. How is Character Developed ? • Character is built into a person’s life by the decisions that are made on a moment-by-moment basis. • Character is encouraged by emphasising, requiring, and recognising rightattitudes, words, and actions. • Character is modelled by leadership CBDD @ GAR Convention

14. Promote Character First In Orgs ? • Commitment : Good Character = seed for fruit of long-lasting achievement • Example : ask forgiveness for failures; accountable • Standard : 49 principles infused into Policy and Procedure Manuals • Training : 1 character principle at a time in workplace • Decisions : hire, evaluate, promote based on character • Corrections : root problems; terminate for bad character CBDD @ GAR Convention

15. Alertness Attentiveness Availability Benevolence Boldness Cautiousness Compassion Contentment Creativity Decisiveness Deference Dependability Determination Diligence Discernment Discretion Endurance Enthusiasm Faith Flexibility Forgiveness Generosity Gentleness Gratefulness Honor Hospitality Humility Initiative Joyfulness Justice Loyalty Meekness Obedience Orderliness Patience Persuasiveness Punctuality Resourcefulness Responsibility Security Self-Control Sensitivity Sincerity Thoroughness Thriftiness Tolerance Truthfulness Virtue Wisdom CBDD @ GAR Convention

16. Seven Leadership Perspectives 1 • Visionary (thinker and dreamer) • Commits to growth; finds root causes; develops solutions • Benevolence; Creativity; Discernment; Discretion; Enthusiasm; Faith; Wisdom • Teacher • Imparts wisdom/maturity/skill; validates direction; ensures completeness • Dependability; Diligence; Honor; Patience; Security; Self-Control; Thoroughness • Server • Meets others practical needs; invests time in others success • Alertness; Availability; Endurance; Flexibility; Generosity; Hospitality; Joyfulness • Organiser • Visualizes outcomes; directs resources for completion of goals • Decisiveness; Determination; Humility; Initiative; Loyalty; Orderliness; Responsibility CBDD @ GAR Convention

17. Seven Leadership Perspectives 2 • Mediator • Deeply loyal/compassionate; analyses benefits of direction given • Attentiveness; Compassion; Deference; Gentleness; Justice; Meekness; Sensitivity; • Idealist • Seeks excellence; identifies problems; speaks truth boldly • Boldness; Forgiveness; Obedience; Persuasiveness; Sincerity; Truthfulness; Virtue • Provider • Resourceful, prudent, thrifty; ensures best use of resources • Cautiousness; Contentment; Gratefulness; Punctuality; Resourcefulness; Thriftiness; Tolerance CBDD @ GAR Convention

18. . Good Attendance High Productivity High Quality Fewer Accidents Bears No Grudges Trustworthy Punctuality Attentiveness Forgiveness Dependability Truthfulness Alertness Visible Fruit . Team Player Organized High Quality Personal Responsibility Fewer Accidents Bears No Grudges Fewer Problems Trustworthy No Substance Abuse Flexibility Contentment Patience Punctuality Attentiveness Forgiveness Dependability Self-control Truthfulness Alertness Responsibility Root Causes CBDD @ GAR Convention

19. Benefits ??? • How we handle character has a profound impact on our business performance • A good character is a primary competitor with employee performance • Training people to handle employee character God’s way is a vital step in enhancing business performance CBDD @ GAR Convention

20. God has a program of character development for each one of us. • He wants others to look at you and say : • “he walks with God, for he lives like Christ” Edwin Lutzer CBDD @ GAR Convention

21. CFFCC • November 2016 : Character First for Champions Conference (CFFCC 2 days) • Objectives of Conference • To enable participants appreciate Character First as key concept tool in people management in order to stimulate performance. • To help participants to be able to stimulate character growth in individuals from all walks of life. • Put God’s Character First in all we do CBDD @ GAR Convention

22. CFFCC Sign - up • Thank you • Any Questions ??? CBDD @ GAR Convention