Your words can heal. When you’re kind, encouraging, when you’re free with your compliments, you’re being a healer. God wouldn’t have put that compliment in you, He wouldn’t have given you that desire, if the other person didn’t need it.
3 Truths About Leadership:
1. Leadership isn’t about gaining power. It’s about empowering others.
2. Great leaders succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.
3. You don’t have to be great to serve but you have to serve to be a great leader.
If you want to see real joy, real fulfillment, if you want to lie down at night in peace, then be kind to people when there’s no reason. Show mercy when you have the advantage; lift someone up when they pushed you down.
God said in Psalms, “Touch not My anointed.” You are His anointed. When people come against you, they’re not just messing with you; they’re messing with the God who put the blessing on you. What God has blessed, no person can curse.
Remember... The mountain, no matter how big it is, is no match for your faith and desire to climb it. Mountains are meant to be climbed. Wounds are meant to be healed and problems are meant to become learning experiences. They all serve a purpose. They make us stronger.
If you want your team to serve, serve them.
If you want your people to care, care about them.
If you want your team to love their work, love them.
If you want your employees to be their best, give them your best.
A great coach will turn around a struggling program. A great principal will transform a school and impact more lives. A great manager will enhance the performance and results of a store. First, make sure you have the right leader who will build a great culture and team.
What will your legacy be? Maybe your legacy is children impacted by your love. Or a team that is better because of you. Or a customer whose life is improved because you cared. You may not have a building or road named after you but you can leave a legacy in the life of others!
As a leader here are 3 things your team wants from you:
1. Direction: Provide clarity which leads to focused action.
2. Belief: Encourage and let them know you believe in them.
3. Trust: They want to know you trust them and that they can trust you.
Smile More Today! When you share a real smile it not only produces more serotonin in your brain but in the brain of the recipient of your smile. Just by smiling at someone you are giving them a dose of serotonin, an anti-depressant. Never underestimate the power of a smile.
3 Truths About Leadership:
1. Leadership isn’t about gaining power. It’s about empowering others.
2. Great leaders succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.
3. You don’t have to be great to serve but you have to serve to be a great leader.
Do the right thing when it’s hard. Keep a good attitude when people are not treating you right. Go the extra mile when nobody is watching. You may not see anything happening, but you’re getting prepared to go to new levels.