Preachers, teachers, authors and the like, often talk about the importance of having vision, mission, life purpose, life goals, etc. Full of joy and confidence during the listening and reading, we think that life problems can soon be solved through the input of these concepts. However, often only a short while after reception, concepts are forgotten, life is full of challenges and frustration returns. This is relevant to (internal) conflict management.
We need to start (from low level) actions to implement (high level) concepts to get experiences and then to reflect on these experiences, in order to reinforce these concepts. This is called action learning.
Bottom-up actions: distinguishing wishes from truth--a verse often quoted in sermons is " But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." (Matthew 6: 33). If a person unfortunately misunderstands the message and separates spiritual life from secular life, then he would just do and think about things 'spiritual' and ignore his 'secular' daily duties and responsibilities. This is relevant to knowledge management.
Bottom-up actions: balancing roles--we need wisdom from God to know how to say 'yes' and 'no' to activities, as we need to play so many roles in life--a family member, a friend, a Christian, a relative, a classmate, a volunteer, etc. It is not too difficult to find out which activities are good in God's eyes. This is relevant to role management.
Bottom-up actions: meeting higher level goals--for example, if I work hard, I can finish (1) this course in a year's time, after which I can (2) apply for that job, so that (3) I can serve some people, following (4) a calling from God. Going from (1) to (4) is bottom-up step-by-step actions. This is relevant to time management.
Bottom-up actions: don't procrastinate--fear of storms outside, falling in love with the comfort zone, fear of failures,....There can be a long list of reasons for not taking the first step. This is relevant to strategic management.
May God help us to take bottom-up actions, to realise our God-given dreams.
About Me
- Dr Charles Lam (林錦華博士)
- Ottawa, Canada
- Dr. Charles Lam has since 1971 received training in West Germany (telecom) and university education in U.K. (management) and acquired working experiences in Hong Kong and Canada, in a utility company, Hong Kong Government, a multinational organization and a SME. In his career path, he has acquired qualifications from UK institutions including DBA (1990), MBA (1980) and Chartered Engineer (1978). Since 1986, he has left pure engineering to teaching various subjects of business management in Hong Kong for famous universities of Hong Kong, England and United States. He also has served the society as a member of an advisory committee of the Hong Kong Government for eight years, and as the Hon. Chairman of its Consumer Education Group. Later, he set up his own company to offer services as a consultant, writer and speaker. In his 'Second Half Time', he has been working passionately on integrating Christian values with management knowledge, in the marketplace/workplace ministry, serving hospitals, churches and organizations, as a speaker, consultant, life coach, and the leader of a REST Group based on a life story approach. Charles is currently living with his wife in Canada.
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