“Effective communication is always about shared understanding, not necessarily shared agreement.” - Ted Davis

Episode Summary:

How do grace and truth apply to leadership?
This week, your host delves into the concept of leadership and how it relates to grace and truth. Ted shares the background of his company  Grace Strategic Services, and how he came up with the name for his company and explains the importance of grace and truth in leadership. Ted explores the behaviors that makeup grace, such as empathy, kindness, patience, poise, and humility, and the attributes of truth, including honesty, transparency, integrity, and accountability. Using case studies and real-life examples, Ted emphasizes the need to harmonize grace and truth in leadership.

In this episode:

• 2:20 The history and foundation of Grace Strategic Services.
• 3:50 Leadership as a relationship.
• 4:20 The definition of grace and truth: the relationship vs the facts.
• 5:30 The 5 dyads of grace.
• 11:00 The 3 dyads of truth.
• 14:30 Blending grace and truth: a visual representation of the spectrum of grace and truth.
• 18:30 Case study #1 on applying a blend of grace and truth.
• 20:00 Case study #2 on applying a blend of grace and truth.
• 21:50 Action items.

Today’s Action Items:

1. Develop an attitude of gratitude to blend grace and truth.
2. Read “The Five Graces of Life and Leadership” by Gary Burnison.
3. Read the article “This May be the Most Powerful Trait of Great Leaders” on the crowdspring website.

Get a free PDF of today’s action items! Podcast Action Items - Grace Strategic Services (grace4success.com)

 Recommended Reading:

• The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes/Posner
• Good to Great by James Collins
• The Five Graces of Life and Leadership by Gary Burnison

Resources: 

• This May Be The Most Powerful Trait Of Great Leaders - crowdspring Blog

Connect with Ted Davis:

• Website - Grace Strategic Services (grace4success.com)
• LinkedIn - Ted Davis
• Facebook - Ted Davis
• Instagram - @tedavisgrace

Podcast management and production by Jazzy at Premier Podcast Promotions