Are You Practicing the Pause Principle?

Managers assert drive and control to get things done; leaders pause to discover new ways of being and achieving . - Kevin Cashman

This week is our Spring Break in Houston, Texas—a week-long break from school, designed to recharge and refresh before finishing the year strong.  The principle behind Spring Break is consistent with the Biblical Principle of Sabbath.  Last April’s focus—from my year-long study of the Ten Commandments—was on the Fourth Commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”  Check out my posts on Sabbath Rest and Marva Dawn’s Keeping the Sabbath Wholly.

From a leadership perspective, Kevin Cashman urges leaders to step back in order to lead forward.  His 2012 book, The Pause Principle, offers many practical suggestions.

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