Leadership nuggets

12 Characteristics of Great Leaders, Pastors or Ministers (Part 2)

V. Leaders use authority wisely, knowing this: Authority does not make one a leader; it gives one the opportunity to be one.

VI. True leaders discover, unearth the rich gold in people’s mines, with this truth in mind: The greatest good we can do for others is not to share our riches with them, but to reveal theirs. Zig Ziglar said: “Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.”

VII. Leaders work while it is day with the mindset that the night cometh when no man can work. True leaders are not lazy; they are very diligent and hard-working. Their motto is: ‘The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favour.’

VIII. True leaders are never afraid ‘to kill the dead donkey.’ They adhere to Albert Einstein‘s advise when he said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”.

IX. Leaders always think, ‘I can.’ There is no law by which one can, as long as he thinks he can’t. For as a man thinketh in his heart so is he. If you think you can, you can; if you think you can’t, you can’t.” – Dr. John Maxwell