Comments on: The One Necessary Quality of a Leader http://parke.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/09/the-one-necessary-quality-of-a-leader/ from parke Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:35:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: tobee http://parke.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/09/the-one-necessary-quality-of-a-leader/#comment-315 tobee Fri, 09 Jun 2006 22:57:35 +0000 http://parke.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/09/the-one-necessary-quality-of-a-leader/#comment-315 This is more of a litmus test than a quality, but leaders have influence. You know the saying, "if you want to know who the leader is, see who people are following"...and I appreciate the quote from Margaret Thatcher with respect to leadership, "Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." (See, John Maxwell, "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" p. 45) So, influence. Who is influencing me, who am I influencing? And what am I imparting to those who are following me? My prayer for leaders and for myself, "Imitate me just as I also imitate Christ." No calling is higher or lower. I'd also like to improve in the area of casting vision. I think that is related to influence as well...realizing that if the vision is from God, then it is more likely to be caught. This is more of a litmus test than a quality, but leaders have influence.

You know the saying, “if you want to know who the leader is, see who people are following”…and I appreciate the quote from Margaret Thatcher with respect to leadership, “Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”

(See, John Maxwell, “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” p. 45)

So, influence. Who is influencing me, who am I influencing? And what am I imparting to those who are following me? My prayer for leaders and for myself, “Imitate me just as I also imitate Christ.” No calling is higher or lower.

I’d also like to improve in the area of casting vision. I think that is related to influence as well…realizing that if the vision is from God, then it is more likely to be caught.

]]> By: stephen http://parke.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/09/the-one-necessary-quality-of-a-leader/#comment-314 stephen Fri, 09 Jun 2006 22:03:35 +0000 http://parke.voxtropolis.com/2006/06/09/the-one-necessary-quality-of-a-leader/#comment-314 Trust. We must trust leaders. I think trust can only happen when you believe in that person, which brings me to not so distant 2nd characteristic of leadership- Integrity. Without integrity you eventually lose trust. When you lose trust you have lost everything. For me, I would like to develop more in the following areas: Humility Risk Patience Trust. We must trust leaders. I think trust can only happen when you believe in that person, which brings me to not so distant 2nd characteristic of leadership- Integrity. Without integrity you eventually lose trust. When you lose trust you have lost everything.

For me, I would like to develop more in the following areas:
Humility
Risk
Patience

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