INSPIRATION
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY FRIDAY 13 OCT. 2017
Psalms 107:1-43
1
KJV: O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
WEB: Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
NLT: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
2
KJV: Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
WEB: Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
NLT: Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has saved you from your enemies.
3
KJV: And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
WEB: And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
NLT: For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.
4
KJV: They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
WEB: They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
NLT: Some wandered in the desert, lost and homeless.
5
KJV: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
WEB: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
NLT: Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.
6
KJV: Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
WEB: Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses,
NLT: “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
7
KJV: And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
WEB: he led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
NLT: He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.
8
KJV: Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
WEB: Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!
NLT: Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them.
9
KJV: For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
WEB: For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
NLT: For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
10
KJV: Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
WEB: Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
NLT: Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, miserable prisoners in chains.
11
KJV: Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
WEB: because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
NLT: They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.
12
KJV: Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.
WEB: Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
NLT: That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one helped them rise again.
13
KJV: Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
WEB: Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
NLT: “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
14
KJV: He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
WEB: He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
NLT: He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.
15
KJV: Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
WEB: Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!
NLT: Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them.
16
KJV: For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
WEB: For he has broken the gates of brass, and cut through bars of iron.
NLT: For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.
17
KJV: Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
WEB: Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
NLT: Some were fools in their rebellion; they suffered for their sins.
18
KJV: Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
WEB: Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
NLT: Their appetites were gone, and death was near.
19
KJV: Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
WEB: Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses.
NLT: “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
20
KJV: He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
WEB: He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
NLT: He spoke, and they were healed— snatched from the door of death.
21
KJV: Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
WEB: Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!
NLT: Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them.
22
KJV: And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
WEB: Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.
NLT: Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.
23
KJV: They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
WEB: Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;
NLT: Some went off in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.
24
KJV: These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.
WEB: These see Yahweh’s works, and his wonders in the deep.
NLT: They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.
25
KJV: For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
WEB: For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
NLT: He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.
26
KJV: They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
WEB: They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
NLT: Their ships were tossed to the heavens and sank again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.
27
KJV: They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.
WEB: They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
NLT: They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.
28
KJV: Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
WEB: Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
NLT: “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
29
KJV: He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
WEB: He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
NLT: He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
30
KJV: Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
WEB: Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
NLT: What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!
31
KJV: Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
WEB: Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works for the children of men!
NLT: Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for all his wonderful deeds to them.
32
KJV: Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
WEB: Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
NLT: Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.
33
KJV: He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
WEB: He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
NLT: He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry land.
34
KJV: A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
WEB: and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
NLT: He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.
35
KJV: He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
WEB: He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
NLT: But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into flowing springs.
36
KJV: And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
WEB: There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
NLT: He brings the hungry to settle there and build their cities.
37
KJV: And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
WEB: sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
NLT: They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.
38
KJV: He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
WEB: He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
NLT: How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of cattle increase.
39
KJV: Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
WEB: Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
NLT: When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
40
KJV: He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
WEB: He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
NLT: the Lord pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.
41
KJV: Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
WEB: Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
NLT: But he rescues the poor from their distress and increases their families like vast flocks of sheep.
42
KJV: The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
WEB: The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
NLT: The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are stricken silent.
43
KJV: Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
WEB: Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of Yahweh.
NLT: Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.
Stay blessed today. 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
we also look at factors like the level of owner involvement, company goals and growth opportunities.
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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