tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post4195739523736299059..comments2024-01-30T11:58:34.293-05:00Comments on Every Square Inch: What Do You Do When You "Screw Up"?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-48472365724463207522009-03-04T11:41:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:41:00.000-05:00It's not just about his knowing. It's part of his...It's not just about his knowing. It's part of his/his team's job to vett the candidates - if they didn't do a thorough job, the buck stops at his desk - that's what it means to be a chief executive<BR/><BR/>It's also great leadership to admit when you don't do a good jobEvery Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-47855570827531711422009-03-04T02:13:00.000-05:002009-03-04T02:13:00.000-05:00> only to discover that Daschle failed to pay a...> <I>only to discover that Daschle failed to pay all his taxes</I><BR/><BR/>To what extent do you hold Obama guilty of an error if he did not know at the time of the nomination that Daschle was guilty of tax evasion?Maaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444125754967223180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-49825381977799406242009-02-18T16:36:00.000-05:002009-02-18T16:36:00.000-05:00When I make a mistake, I hide the bodies at the bo...When I make a mistake, I hide the bodies at the bottom of the lake. Mwaaaa ha haaaaaa...Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-48341525297487668832009-02-16T23:10:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:10:00.000-05:00ESI,I'm good at saying, "Woe is me; I'm no good." ...ESI,<BR/>I'm good at saying, "Woe is me; I'm no good." Though I'm actually getting much better at avoiding that!<BR/><BR/>Well, thanks for asking. I think it just comes from knowing that if Christ died for us, for me, then I surely am loved by God, and am special to him. So that it really doesn't depend on any flawless performance, or trying to be something I am not. <BR/><BR/>Something like that. Just the sense of really being accepted and loved, in Christ by God. And the Spirit bringing that home to us, in our hearts. And beginning to enjoy life in community with others. May seem like I'm adding too much, but that last part is important, because just as God is for us, it's important for us to learn to be for each other. And to live together in that accepting, affirming love, in Jesus.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-72328177811958576132009-02-16T11:15:00.000-05:002009-02-16T11:15:00.000-05:00Ted - thanks for your thoughts. So, if you don't...Ted - thanks for your thoughts. So, if you don't mind me asking, how does the gospel help you avoid the "woe is me, I'm no good" response when you make mistakes?Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-32562873252273247812009-02-14T10:58:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:58:00.000-05:00Now I can read it. Don't know what it was. Maybe a...Now I can read it. Don't know what it was. Maybe a gliche on my own computer.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951012.post-82421761479781160132009-02-14T10:56:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:56:00.000-05:00ESI,I can read this post now on this site, but not...ESI,<BR/>I can read this post now on this site, but not on your blog site. <BR/><BR/>Yes, I too appreciated President Obama's admission, the way it came across.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the gospel should help us to live as those who are open before God and others, but in a way that is constructive both to ourselves and for them.<BR/><BR/>I can easily get into a "woe is me; I'm no good" kind of mode, more so in the past, thankfully. But that is neither helpful to me nor to anyone else.<BR/><BR/>The gospel is constructive, though of course it is so in the true course and truth about things. <BR/><BR/>Good post, and good reminder of what our perspective should be and the difference that should make.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.com