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When Vision and Strategy Don’t Matter
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One of the key elements to being a good leader is being a good dreamer. In fact, I’ve heard it said that leadership is dead if it’s void of vision. I absolutely believe that’s true. Proverbs tells us that without vision, the people perish. Make no mistake about it, vision and dreaming is essential…
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Leader: Entrust Others
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In Acts 20, Paul delivers a little farewell speech to the people of Ephesus. Paul had lead that church for a while, but was about to leave to never return. I love what Paul says in Acts 20:32, he says… “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that…
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Leader: Use Your Influence Wisely
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We’ve all seen it. It goes something like this… A person with God given leadership ability and charisma uses their gifts and influence to gain something personally. Maybe it was for something that would lead to a moral failure. Maybe it was for something they thought they just had to have at the time.…
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Young Leader: It’s OK to Admit It
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One of the most misunderstood concepts about leadership is that leaders can’t show any sign of vulnerability or softness. As young leaders, this is something that we feel makes us a good leader. The second we appear to be less than all knowing or tough skinned, we begin to think we’re lacking in leadership…
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Don’t Innovate, Imitate
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If you’re like me, you like thinking of new things. You like dreaming new dreams. You like thinking up new ways of doing things. You like imagining what could be. Sometimes, though, you can’t reinvent the wheel. Sometimes, the way someone else does something is the same way you need to do it. Sometimes,…
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An Old Principle For The Young Leader: Find What Works
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One of the temptations any young leader can have is to try and be someone else. So much that they end up trying to be like someone else. Now, don’t get me wrong. There’s certainly nothing wrong with having a mentor and looking up to someone else for inspiration. There’s definitely nothing wrong with…