Spirit of Leadership

THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP THE CORPORATE LEADERSHIP MANDATE In this book, our philosophy of leadership is based on the precept that every human was created to be a leader. Again, if this proposition is applied to the traditional con cept of leadership, which defines leadership as the manage ment, control, or mobilizing of people, then the obvious question is, “Who will be the followers?” However, our prin ciple is derived from the mandate established by the Creator when he said, “Let them rule [“have dominion”]...over all the earth.” There are a number of important implications of this mandate that must be considered when discussing the purpose and assignment of mankind. Let’s review them now. 1. The word dominion means to rule, control, govern, master, and lead. 2. The dominion command specifically referred to dominion over nature, not human beings. 3. The mandate to dominate, rule, and lead was given to the entire human species (“Let them rule”) and therefore places every human in the position of leadership. The implications of these truths are tremendous and critical. Each one a leader? How can this be? It becomes clearer when we truly come to understand that the mandate was for mankind to dominate fish, birds, plants, animals, and the entire environment of earth, but not his fellow man. This amazing mandate was the result of the Creator’s purpose for mankind to be the reflection of a corporate

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