INSPIRATION
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY THURSDAY 12 OCT. 2017
Psalms 106:1-48
1
KJV: Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
WEB: Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
NIV: Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2
KJV: Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?
WEB: Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?
NIV: Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?
3
KJV: Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
WEB: Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
NIV: Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right.
4
KJV: Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
WEB: Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,
NIV: Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them,
5
KJV: That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
WEB: that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.
NIV: that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.
6
KJV: We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
WEB: We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
NIV: We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
7
KJV: Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
WEB: Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
NIV: When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
8
KJV: Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
WEB: Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
NIV: Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his mighty power known.
9
KJV: He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
WEB: He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
NIV: He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
10
KJV: And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
WEB: He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
NIV: He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.
11
KJV: And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
WEB: The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
NIV: The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
12
KJV: Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
WEB: Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
NIV: Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
13
KJV: They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
WEB: They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
NIV: But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.
14
KJV: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
WEB: but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
NIV: In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to the test.
15
KJV: And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
WEB: He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
NIV: So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.
16
KJV: They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
WEB: They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.
NIV: In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
17
KJV: The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
WEB: The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
NIV: The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.
18
KJV: And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
WEB: A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
NIV: Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.
19
KJV: They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
WEB: They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.
NIV: At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20
KJV: Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
WEB: Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.
NIV: They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21
KJV: They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
WEB: They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
NIV: They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
22
KJV: Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
WEB: Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
NIV: miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23
KJV: Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
WEB: Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
NIV: So he said he would destroy them — had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.
24
KJV: Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
WEB: Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
NIV: Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.
25
KJV: But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
WEB: but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.
NIV: They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.
26
KJV: Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
WEB: Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
NIV: So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27
KJV: To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
WEB: that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
NIV: make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
28
KJV: They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
WEB: They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
NIV: They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29
KJV: Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
WEB: Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
NIV: they aroused the LORD’s anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
30
KJV: Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
WEB: Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
NIV: But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.
31
KJV: And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
WEB: That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
NIV: This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
32
KJV: They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
WEB: They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
NIV: By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33
KJV: Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
WEB: because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
NIV: for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses’ lips.
34
KJV: They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
WEB: They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,
NIV: They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
35
KJV: But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
WEB: but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.
NIV: but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
36
KJV: And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
WEB: They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
NIV: They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
37
KJV: Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
WEB: Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
NIV: They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods.
38
KJV: And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
WEB: They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
NIV: They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39
KJV: Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
WEB: Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
NIV: They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
40
KJV: Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
WEB: Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
NIV: Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.
41
KJV: And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
WEB: He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
NIV: He gave them into the hands of the nations, and their foes ruled over them.
42
KJV: Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
WEB: Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
NIV: Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.
43
KJV: Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
WEB: Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
NIV: Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
44
KJV: Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
WEB: Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
NIV: Yet he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;
45
KJV: And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
WEB: He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
NIV: for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
46
KJV: He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
WEB: He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
NIV: He caused all who held them captive to show them mercy.
47
KJV: Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
WEB: Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!
NIV: Save us, LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
48
KJV: Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
WEB: Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!
NIV: Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD.
Stay blessed. Amen.
Business
Managing, Leading, Building Institutions And Sustainability
The two primary tasks of a top-level leader are to exploit and explore the organisation with people for now and in the future.
By Babs Olugbemi
One of my concerns for leaders is their capacity to be ambidextrous. Regardless of years of experience, knowledge, and leadership capacity, the lack of a clear distinction between managing and leading on the one hand, leading and building institutions on the second layer, and ultimately focussing on sustainability is a significant threat to successful leadership change.
I have followed events and people at C-suites, coached some, and developed frameworks for leadership development. Based on the personalities and styles of the new leaders, I have confirmed my fears about leadership sustainability in most African organisations.
“Successful leaders can aptly differentiate themselves and their roles without necessarily seeing activities as performance, focussing on what is required of them with appropriate tenacity and influence.”
The challenge for leaders is how to lead for the present and future without losing sight of the stakeholders’ immediate performance expectations. Successful leaders can aptly differentiate themselves and their roles without necessarily seeing activities as performance, focussing on what is required of them with appropriate tenacity and influence.
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In my walk as a leadership coach, I have keenly observed leaders who are managing rather than leading. Managing involves ensuring that processes achieve their intended outcomes. Leaders are above managing and should focus on creating an enabling environment for innovation, inventions, and team collaboration. The primary role in leading is not to monitor process outcomes, though critical to the company’s overall objectives, but to align corporate values with the people’s aspirations to create an engaged and ownership-thinking mindset ready to take on challenges and explore opportunities. An alignment of corporate and personal goals will not only deliver the present performance expectations. Still, it will also incubate innovations to adapt to future market demands and the sustainability of the business.
Unfortunately, the capacity for ambidexterity is rare and often marked by leaders’ exposure, approach and styles, perception, and perspective of their roles in the organisation. A leader with a wrong foundation in these areas is set for failure and awaits unfavourable decisions from the board of directors. A top-level leader might manage their teams instead of leading them. Not all leaders can combine leading for the present with building institutions. However, anyone able to submit themselves to an institution-building mechanism can champion sustainability. Aside from being a leadership coach, I help leaders achieve sustainability.
Mathematically, creating an ambidextrous organisation is beyond leading. It is to lead and build an institution that focuses on sustainability in all aspects of the organisation—employee fulfilment, customer retention, strategy effectiveness, performance evaluation, stakeholder management, process improvement, and goal congruence.
In a nutshell, the role of successful leaders in ambidextrous organisations is striking a balance between exploiting current assets and capabilities to ensure short-term success and allocating enough energy and resources to exploration to ensure future viability. The two primary tasks of a top-level leader are to exploit and explore the organisation with people for now and in the future. The two seemingly contradictory aspects—exploitation and exploration—encompass different strategies and processes and have different targets and outcomes (March 1991; O’Reilly & Tushman, 2004; O’Reilly & Tushman, 2013).
O’Reilly and Tushman described the two concepts as follows:
- Exploiting: Exploiting involves building on an organisation’s achievements and maximising returns on previous investments. It focuses on responding to current business demands to remain efficient and competitive within an established market niche, as well as on maintaining an existing customer base and stakeholder relationships. Examples of exploiting are activities focused on continuous improvement, benchmarking, and redesigning business processes.
- Exploring: Exploring focuses on expanding an organisation’s knowledge and capabilities, pioneering new products and services, and discovering and venturing into untapped markets.
The common area of practical bottlenecks in exploiting and exploring in organisations is a need for foundational trust and cohesion among the resources, especially the human capital, which are often treated as costs rather than assets to the organisations. Among all the factors of production, only humans can be ambidextrous with the capacity to think about changes in economic parameters and adjust their behaviours to match the time, content, and contextual requirements.
While organisations might have the resources to deploy in fighting competition, technology to obtain first-mover advantages, and production capacity to maximise output from input, none is compared with the potential of an engaged workforce.
Therefore, for leaders to be successful, they must refrain from operating in the realm of managing. They should operate in the capacity of institution builders, with the mindset of creating sustainable leadership and growth with people first and other factors of production second.
Consequently, only the leaders who prioritise their people over profits, pride, and organisational arrogance will be successful in the long term.
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BUSINESS: 3 Non-Financial Factors That Could Impact Your Business’ Value-JESSICA FIALKOVICH
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Jessica Fialkovich, an entrepreneur leadership network contributor, has listed three important non-financial factors that could impact business value.
In a business publication on Entrepreneur, Fialkovich revealed that, to come up with the true value of a company or business, “we also look at factors like the level of owner involvement, company goals and growth opportunities.”
She explained that, “Determining a business’ value is not all about adding up revenue and subtracting expenses. While an important piece, these hard numbers are only half the equation for computing what a company is worth. To come up with the true value, we also look at factors like the level of owner involvement, company goals and growth opportunities. When we use the complete equation, we get a comprehensive picture of a business and can better understand the story of its past, present and future.”
“Calculations may vary depending on the company, but in a healthy one, there is about a 50/50 split between the quantitative (financial) and qualitative (non-financial) sides of performance. If the business isn’t profitable, it’s more important to focus on the quantitative side and fix the numbers first. Many owners don’t want to hear that, but if they’re not hitting their numbers, it may mean the business is not working. They must fix the quantitative issues before moving to the qualitative side” she added.
The first factor is what is called:
The owner’s Goal
We’ve found significant research showing that if an owner has defined goals and plans for the future that are in line with market expectations for their company’s value, they’re going to have a much stronger exit. What is the owner’s defined goal for exiting the business — to get the most money, to take care of their employees and to ensure a legacy? You must then get to the “why” behind the goals and devise a plan of action. It almost doesn’t matter what the answers to the questions are; having achievable goals and a strategy for reaching them can increase the company’s value because it keeps the owner focused on improving the other areas of the business.
The second factor is called:
The owner’s role
The extent of the owner’s involvement is a critical indicator, but perhaps not for the reason you think. The more involved the owner is in day-to-day operations, the more central they are to the business, the less the business will be worth down the road. If the owner is the linchpin that holds everything together, what will happen to the company when they leave? Evaluating operations is more about the system and the structure of the team. Look at the organizational chart and who’s on it – are they good employees or bad employees? Examine the company’s processes and procedures and how new team members are trained and onboarded. The owner sets the vision, but it’s the team that increases company value by carrying out the vision.
The third factor is called:
Growth opportunities
Nobody wants to buy a business and keep it exactly as it is. They want to see potential for growth in the future, especially the potential for return on their investment as a buyer. Whether it’s a simple price increase or new locations, whoever buys the business is going to ask about growth opportunities. Indicators like product or service diversification in both the company and the industry it’s in give a good sense of whether the company is moving forward or standing still (and at risk of going backward). The more potential you can show, the more upside there will be for the next owner — adding up to greater value.
Popular Nigerian columnist, philanthropist, writer, publisher and founder of Genevieve magazine, Betty Irabor has taken to social media to speak on the increasing rate of suicide in Nigeria.
Irabor who is a former columnist with Black & Beauty magazine UK in her post disclosed that she has attempted suicide in the past while also revealing that no one should be judged for taking such actions.
According to her, no one understands what the victims had been passing through, then they shouldn’t make assumptions on how they should have acted.
She wrote,
“suicide!!! don’t label or judge what you do not understand. if you haven’t walked in a man’s or woman’s shoes you cannot make assumptions about what they do or why they do it.
at the time i attempted suicide, i was sick and in pain. there was a volcano somewhere inside of me that needed to erupt and suicide seemed like an option to avoid the eruption. don’t trivialize anyone’s pain just because it’s not physical and you cannot see it.”
Irabor is also the founder of a foundation that promotes breast cancer awareness, early detection and treatment.
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