I grew up in a time when church frequently included special gospel meetings that featured a guest preacher imploring nightly over the course of a week to get right and reap the rewards of heaven or certainly go to hell. We were encouraged to invite our friends and neighbors where every night the message and volume would escalate until a satisfactory number had responded to avoid the punishment of...
Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles
From John P. Kotter’s book Leading Change
A Leader is someone [anyone] who has followers Drucker’s views on leadership were summarized by Cohen. According to Drucker, leaders should: – be strategic planners [vision] – model business ethics and personal integrity [values] – use the military leadership model [culture] – correctly use motivation [inspiration] – market the organization [communication]...
Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.
As defined by John Maxwell in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
Leadership is the capacity to influence others through inspiration, motivated by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by a conviction, and ignited by a purpose.
As defined at a Diversity Champions Workshop by Guardian Quest
Opportunity to succeed (43%) The good life (37%) The pursuit of happiness (34%) The American dream (22%) A fair shake (17%) To be left alone (13%) A fresh start (9%) Everything I can get (9%) A fighting chance (8%) A new beginning (8%) The American dream has been dropping on the list because young people don’t think they will ever achieve it. Wanting the good life has moved up in its place...
Communicate. Clearly let others know what you and they can expect Listen. Listen more than you talk Follow-through. Keep your promises and expectations Own-up. When you or a subordinate fall short take personal accountability Trust. You have to trust others for them to trust you Respect. Respect others regardless of their position WYSIWYG. Be a what you see is what you get person Loyalty...
There comes a point in everyone’s life when they determine the veracity of their character. Some may think they know, but not until pressed by hardship, fear or heartache will they really know. All other times are spent in preparation. When the moment of trial comes will you be irrelevant, expendable, a fighter, or a warrior? “Out of every 100 men, ten shouldn’t even be...
The manager administers, the leader innovates The manager maintains, the leader develops The manager relies on systems, the leader relies on people The manager counts on controls, the leader counts on trust The manager does things right, the leader does the right thing – Fortune Magazine There is some debate about the attributes of leaders and those of managers. Some interchange the titles...