Thermostats and Being Salt n Light (Bible Study Musings)

An early morning Bible study and a question from the presenter got me thinking though the idea presented. The question was this:

■ if someone had never heard of a thermometer and a thermostat, how would you explain each and differentiate between them? When it comes to us living out our faith, do you think we’re called to be a thermometer or a thermostat?

So I gave my thinking on this question and expand a bit in the video. Enjoy... it is for the strengthening of my fellow believers. Or as Steven Lawson says, it is to get you into an offense mode (https://youtu.be/12uztnjae3o). The two articles on business strategy can be found here:

➤ Thermometer vs. Thermostat (leadership lessons) (http://tinyurl.com/yc6y5cpd)
➤ Are You a Thermometer or Thermostat Leader? (http://tinyurl.com/yc6y5cpd)

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...A thermometer reads the temperature in a room. If it’s hot in the room, it tells you it is hot in the room. If it is cold in the room, it tells you it’s cold. A thermometer tells you the temperature in the room.

A thermostat regulates the temperature. It helps control the temperature in the room by making small adjustments to heat or cool the room. If it gets too cold in the room, the thermostat adjusts and warms it up. If it gets too hot in the room, the thermostat adjusts and cools it down. It’s all a matter of what temperature you want to set.

The reality is that many leaders, teams and company cultures get stuck in thermometer mode. Their temperature just fluctuates up and down depending on who is in the room or what happens day to day. If it’s cold in a meeting and there is no life in the room, everyone goes cold. If it’s hot in the room and plenty of conflict or drama, everyone gets hot. Day by day their culture is just up and down depending on the temperature of the day.

But, the very best leaders, teams and company cultures operate more in thermostat mode. They are very clear what temperature they are trying to set. They intentionally take time to make sure all on their team understand what type of culture they are trying to create. They are precise with their language, they communicate consistently, and they coach others to understand what temperature they are striving to achieve every day. When it gets too hot in a room, they are able to regulate the temperature back down. When there is no life in a room and it’s way too cold, they are able to breathe life and warmth into the environment....
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