LEADERS VS. FOLLOWERS
When leaders make a mistake,
they say, "I was wrong."
When followers make mistakes,
they say, "It wasn't my fault."
A leader works harder than a follower
and has more time;
a follower is always "too busy"
to do what is necessary.
A leader goes through a problem;
a follower goes around it and never gets past it.
A leader makes and keeps commitments;
a follower makes and forgets promises.
A leader says, "I'm good, but not as good as I ought to be;"
a follower says, "I'm not as bad as a lot of other people."
Leaders listen;
followers just wait until it's their turn to talk.
Leaders respect those who are superior to them and tries to learn something from them;
followers resent those who are superior to them and try to find chinks in their armor.
Leaders feel responsible for more than their job;
followers say, "I only work here."
A leader says, "There ought to be a better way to do this;"
followers say, "That's the way it's always been done here."
~~ Author Unknown ~~
LEADERSHIP: THE WORLD... THE GOSPEL
| Leadership according to the World: | We lead more by what we say than by listening; |
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| We lead more by doing than being; | |
| We lead more by making things happen than by allowing them to happen; | |
| We lead more by being in control than by surrender; | |
| We lead more by comparing than by accepting; | |
| We lead more from the head than from the heart; | |
| We lead more by external change than internal change; | |
| We lead according to how others react rather than by being rooted in who we are. | |
| Leadership according to the Gospel: | We lead more by listening than by what we say; |
| We lead more by being than by doing; | |
| We lead more by allowing things to happen than by making them happen; | |
| We lead more by surrendering than by being in control; | |
| We lead more by accepting than by comparing; | |
| We lead more from the heart than from the head; | |
| We lead more by internal change than by external change; | |
| We lead more by being rooted in who we are rather than according to others' reactions. |
~~ Author Unknown ~~
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"Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly."
Reposition Yourself:
Living Life Without Limits by T.D. Jakes
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