Leadership

We are all leaders.  Some are formal leaders with titles, others informal leaders with influence.  We lead at home, church, in our community and at work.  We lead our children, our peers and our employees.  If you do not consider yourself a leader you are ignoring an opportunity to influence those around you. 

For the last seven weeks we have explored traits of great leadership.  These qualities should be important to us.  We should strive to embody them.  They are summarized below.  Embrace these and be a great leader! 

•  Hope - Great leaders give people hope for a better tomorrow.
•  Consistency - When followers never know what to expect from a leader they will stop expecting anything.
•  Influence - People do not respond well when pushed, forced or directed, they respond best when influenced by a leader they respect. 
•  Honesty & Trust - Trust and honesty are established when words and actions match up.
•  Accountability - Leaders understand that followers need to see leaders who are willing to be accountable. 
• Humility - As leaders we should be concerned with what is right, not if we are right. 
• Respect & Caring - People do not care what you know until they know that you care.