Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP • Personal fulfillment, stemming from satisfac tion • A sense of intrinsic value, based on the knowl edge of one’s significance • No competition, because of one’s uniqueness • No comparison, because of one’s distinctiveness Again, servant leadership is the ultimate form of true leadership and protects the individual from the traps that entangle the power-hungry, insecure, unqualified “shad ows” who parade as leaders in many of our communities. Servant leadership is about expending yourself to increase the value of others. Peter Drucker observed that all effective leaders have ensured that they themselves were “the kind of person that they wanted to be, respect, and believe in. In this way, they fortified themselves against the leader’s great est temptation—to do things that are popular rather than right and to do petty, mean, sleazy things.” 20 PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP A careful study of the lessons taught by Jesus in the above discourse will reveal the following principles of lead ership: • Leadership is predetermined and not a prefer ence. • Leadership is a prepared position. • Leadership demands a price. • Leadership is inherent. • No jealousy, because of one’s value • No fear, because of one’s conviction

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