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Leadership
Leaders lead regardless of a job title or position. I’ve seen this time and time again in my time in business, the military, and in ministry. Some of the top leaders in my life don’t have any authority over my life- but they do have a lot of influence in my life.
Authority can make you in charge- but influence makes you a leader.
The key for any organization, whether business, military, or church, is for the influencer’s to be the one’s with authority.
Authority + Influence = Maximized Leadership
(I’m sure John Maxwell said this somewhere).
One thing I’ve discovered about leadership is this: Most of us, if not all of us, have leadership potential.
Disagree with that statement? So did I. I used to think only a select few had leadership abilities- but I’ve learned that’s not completely true.
The moment I became a dad, I became a leader. Every parent is a leader! Some are just better than others. That doesn’t mean that you have to be a parent to be a leader but it does prove that leaders aren’t just born- they’re developed.
My hope is to continually grow into a better leader. To develop other leaders- not just a following. To inspire people to see beyond what is- and live out what could be. To not just influence people by my words- but also my example.
For me, the best lab to develop as a leader is in the petri dish called home. As I grow, my hope is that my influence will pour out into the rest of my life.
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I would think respect would need to be in their somewhere. I have athority and influence with my employees at my office but without respect I am just a bully. Effective leaders need to have the people they are leading bought in or it is futile in the long run.
Good post
good post. i wonder what michael scott would say?
Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.