Play Fair - The One Year Mini for Leaders

They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. . . . Worse yet, they encourage others to do [these things], too. Romans 1:31-32

“God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people,” writes Paul in Romans 1:18.

He describes all sorts of vile conduct—wickedness, murder, sexual perversion—that you’d expect to see under the heading of “Stuff God Hates.” Then he concludes with four types of behavior that are common in the business world:

• Refusal to understand: My mind is made up. It’s my way or the highway.
• Breaking of promises: I know you were counting on it, but we gave Bob the promotion.
• Heartlessness: It’s not personal; it’s business. We need to make a profit.
• Lack of mercy: Nothing short of perfection is good enough.

Profit earned at the expense of someone’s family is greed.

Promises that can never be fulfilled are lies.

Stubborn refusal to consider new ideas is pride.

As a leader, treat your team as God would if he were their boss.