Leading with a Listening Ear: The Art of the Difficult Disciple 👂✨ Is your best employee also your biggest headache? It’s easy to focus on their 10/10 results while ignoring their 2/10 attitude—but Kingdom leadership calls us to something deeper. What you’ll gain from this post: Deep Insight: Learn to use your Sikio Sikivu (Listening Ear) to find the root cause of difficult behavior—whether it’s pride, pain, or past trauma. Real-World Wisdom: See how giants like Abraham Lincoln and the co-founder of Netflix handled high-performers with "thorny" characters. Discipleship Tools: Understand that you aren't just managing a worker; you are discipling a soul. Why this matters NOW: By avoiding the hard conversation today, you are essentially poisoning the soil of your entire vineyard just to keep one branch looking green. Protect your team’s peace before the "thorns" take over. 🔗 Join the conversation and watch the video here: https://www.sikiosikivu.com/2026/05/the-maverick-challenge-leading.html #KingdomLeadership #SikioSikivu #Discipleship #HealthyTeams #LeadershipTips