John Maxwell says, “leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less.” I’d disagree only slightly. Leadership is intentional influence. The leadership lessons here are from mentors but also often from failures I’ve learned from in the past. Let’s learn together to improve our organizational influence and our own personal leadership skills.
Recently one of my children lied. Like an enemy combatant under interrogation, my child played this game of “how little can I give up.” If you’ve ever caught a child in a lie, you know it’s very obvious. I tried everything short of waterboarding and my child was not budging (the CIA would be proud). It was this exchange that made me think of poop.
I don’t know about you but I’m waiting for my David moment. The moment that God sends a Samuel to come and anoint me as King. The moment that I run off and kill the giant, and rule the kingdom. Find out why you might have already been “noticed” and not even realized it (I know I didn’t).
Your effectiveness as a leader rises and falls on this one behavior. To be effective as a leader you don’t need to be charismatic, educated or born with some innate talent. This behavior is not the one that gets all the press, it’s not the one you’ve read about in any of the popular books, yet it’s the single most important aspect of being an effective leader according to the research. It’s something we do all day & if we are aware of it, we can improve.
The end of the year is the best time to plan for the next. There is one system and one clarifying question that help me get more done each year and I outline that in today’s post. If you want to take it further I’ve also included my vision casting guide as a free download.
What do you do when your corporate culture (family or company) is a bad influence? Josiah had to deal with this very problem. He did 3 amazing things to turn the culture around. We can look to his example and do the same thing in our family, congregation or company.
If there is one thing to do that will set you up for success financially, you’d want to do it, right? It’s the one thing most people never do and while it’s not easy, it is simple. At the end of this post, I’ve even included a free download to try to help you.
If you’ve ever wondered what makes a great Christian leader then, *spoiler alert* it’s the same 5 practices that all great leader perform. The research is solid on this one.
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