Question

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect. I Timothy 3:2-4 (NIV).

In the verses above, Paul is telling Timothy about some of the leadership traits we should aspire to in our professional lives. Are these meaningful aspirations in contemporary Western society? Why or why not? What might happen if more leaders made a conscious effort to exhibit these characteristics? Explain. THIS SUBJECT AGAIN FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP.

Answer 1

I believe that the leadership traits that Paul is talking about with Timothy are some of those traits which are quite important and are mandatory in our professional lives. A leader needs to temperate, self controlled, respectable, hospitable, knowledgeable, etc. I believe that such traits are important and therefore they needs to be present because a calm person who has control over huis actions respected by all, helpful, gentle and avoid conflicts can make an ideal leader. I believe that these traits are still meaningful aspiration in the society even today because organizations actually look for such qualities in a leader because individuals with such qualities have been successful in leading organizations. If more leaders exhibit such characteristics then the organizations will be more competitive and organizations will actually be effective and act better than the past.