Hey Pastor John,
Just wanted to see if I could get some advise and prayer.
I have worked in the medical field for almost 18 years now. I’ve worked front office, patient liaison, and marketing. My job I have now, I’m office manager. It’s a nice small pediatric office. A lot of the advertising I have been doing has really been paying off because we’re growing fast. Within the past several weeks we have gone from 5 employees to 10. Now running the business matters and patients and advertising I know and love, the manager part………….not so much. The manager that was there before me was very…. “I’m boss; you’re nothing. Do what I say or else.”
When I was hired I’ve tried to take the time to get know the employees, their responsibilities, and how everything runs. Apparently, I have not been doing such a great job with the managing part because a couple of the employees have been at attempting to run everything and now getting into the doctors business. The doctor and I had a meeting, and she told me that I have her permission to take control and lead them back to where things need to be.
I’m not one to be harsh or tough………….I’m a bit soft and mushy, so I’ve been asking the Lord to teach me to be a leader. I want to be able to manage my staff and be a godly woman at the same time. I hope this makes sense. I want to do right. Any advise you may give will be greatly appreciated. I’m starting evaluations Monday, please pray that I will do a good job and please God.
Mary J
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Hi Mary:
You will do well if you stop trying to please those who are under you and start pleasing the one who is over you. King Saul lost his soul doing like that. He feared those he was supposed to be leading. You were not hired to make friends or make people like you. You were hired to do a job.
If you know what the doctor wants you to do, then do it, and do not apologize for it. It has nothing to do with being harsh or unfriendly. Worrying about that is the flesh. It has everything to do with being trustworthy and competent. The employees will get along better and do a better job if you pay less attention to what they think and get in tune with what your boss thinks. How are you going to “reign with Christ” if you are so afraid of being thought of as mean that you cannot manage a few employees for somebody?
Pastor John
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Oh Pastor John, this is just everything that I’ve been thinking about how to manage things when I am put in charge. I will be in charge all this week so this is very timely for me, and just perfect. It just perfect timing. Thank you for sharing it.
Mary