Monday, July 05, 2010

Power Isn't Power Until You Give it Away

Recent elections in the U.K were very interesting—especially as the leader of the Conservative Party and the Leader of the Liberal Democrats tried to reach a power-sharing agreement.

Power sharing is increasingly common in the world of business and politics.  But how do you bring two opposing viewpoints to a position of power-sharing?

Jack Welch head of GE talked about the GRPI model.

G: Goals: what goals do we have in common?

R: Roles: what role each of us can play?

P: Plans: how will we coordinate our work? How will decisions be made?

I: Interpersonal Norms: what ground rules do we need to build trust?

First century Christ-follower Paul encouraged young Timothy saying God has given us a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline.

The best way to gain power is to share power—to give it away.