Spirit of Leadership

WHAT IS A TRUE LEADER? C HAPTER P RINCIPLES 1. True leadership is an attitude rather than a title. It inspires rather than manipulates or controls. 2. Influence alone is not leadership. Leadership is the capac ity to influence others through inspiration motivated by a passion, generated by a vision, produced by a conviction, ignited by a purpose. 3. Leadership is not a pursuit but a result. 4. Leader is not a label that you give yourself. Leadership is a privilege given by the followers. 5. Leaders inspire by expressing their inner passion, which then resonates with others and causes them to join in pur suing the leaders’ visions. 6. The source of inspiration is passion. 7. True leadership passion is the discovery of a belief, reason, idea, conviction, or cause not just to live for, but also to die for, which focuses on benefiting mankind as a whole. 8. Passion comes from purpose. 9. True inspiration is not manipulation or brainwashing but an invitation to pursue something higher and better than one has had before, and in the process gain a sense of meaning and significance for one’s life. 10. Leaders are often ordinary people who accept or are placed under extraordinary circumstances that bring forth their latent potential, producing a character that inspires confi dence and trust within others. 11. The greatest leadership seems to surface during times of personal, social, economic, political, and spiritual conflict.

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