WHEN NOT TO RESPOND TO YOUR CRITICS! If you are a leader, you will be criticized. If you are not being criticized, you are probably not a leader. The issue is not whether or not you will be the subject of criticism; the great issue is how you should respond. As a general rule, leaders should respond to criticism. Critics, more often than not, deserve a response. They need to hear from a leader in the event the response can be an opportunity for reconciliation. But there are times when leaders should not respond to critics. Nehemiah is a biblical character who is often used to define principle of leadership. Look at this passage from Nehemiah 6: 2-4 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, Come on! Lets set up a time to meet together at Kephirim in the plain of Ono. Now they intended to do me harm. 3 So I sent messengers to them saying, I am engaged in an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you? 4 They contacted me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time. Neh 6:2-4 (NET) Nehemiah offers us both biblical and practical principles about those rare occasions when you shouldnt respond to critics; * When you have already responded. * When critic intend harm. * When the critic will not reason. * When the criticism becomes an ad hominem attack.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 10:58:47 +0000
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