Grounded Company
Theme for this Week: For Example
Stephen Arterburn
Tuesday, January 8, 2002
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Key Bible Verse: May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you (Psalm 25:21). Bonus Reading:Psalm 25
Bill Lear was devastated when he learned that two Lear aircraft had crashed under mysterious circumstances. He'd developed the plane to offer business travelers a fast, economical alternative to the airlines. At that time, 55 Lear jets were privately owned. Bill sent word to all the owners to ground their planes until he and his team could determine what had caused the crashes.
To Bill, a Christian, risking the loss of more lives meant far more than the adverse publicity that grounding all Lear jets might generate in the media. He protected his customers and counted on God to protect the reputation of his corporation.
As he researched the two ill-fated flights, a possible specific technical problem emerged. Bill experimented with his own plane to recreate the same problem. He nearly lost control of the jet in the process, but found that a defect in the plane's mechanism did exist. All 55 planes were fitted with a new part, eliminating the danger.
Bill spent two years rebuilding the business. Lear jets were soon soaring again, carrying thousands of business people safely to their destinations.
Stephen Arterburn in The Power Book
My Response: One leader whose forthrightness I appreciate is
Thought to Apply: Commitment in the face of conflict creates character.
John C. Maxwell (motivational speaker)
Adapted from: The Power Book (Nelson, 1996) by permission.
Copyright © 2002 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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