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often not comfortable in the Precision model . They chaff at the controls and constraints . And in contrast the people who like scaling want predictability and clarity of solutions not available in the creative stages .
God ’ s standard is that we treat people right , independently from how they treat us . Treating people right is about agape love , and leaders need to have that internal foundation which goes beyond feelings or emotions .
A sustainable organization , one that will thrive over a long period of time , should evolve to a point where it is able to deliver a large volume of established products and services using the Precision or Agile models and — at the same time — has the Natural Garden capability ( a department ) thinking about new products and services .
Effective leaders must sometimes blend these models in the same team because of the mission of the group . The key is to understand that people are different and getting the right people in the right model for the right responsibility is a large part of what leadership is all about . Ultimately , what bonds humans together is the way we treat each other , and
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Gary Harpst is author of Built to Beat Chaos : Biblical Wisdom for Leading Yourself and Others ,” and is the founder of LeadFirst . ai . He has been recognized by Leadership Excellence magazine as one of the top 100 thought-leaders in management and leadership . He co-founded and became CEO of Solomon Software which grew to more than 400 employees and 50,000 clients around the world . The company was sold to Great Plains Software which was then acquired by Microsoft . He later established Solomon Cloud Solutions , a technology consulting service firm for Microsoft Independent Software Vendors and Microsoft Business Solutions Channel Partners . His books have been on the best-selling lists of the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , and Business Week . 23