Leadership equity is never built on naivety. We can’t assume others will follow us because of position or past experience. Leadership is growth in action. It’s all in what you know today and how it’s helping you connect with current challenges while staying true to timeless values. In other words, if you’re not growing, you’re not going…There will be nothing forward about your life.
I personally believe that leadership is about having the ability to be one step ahead for the right reasons. The better side of leadership is…knowing that you as a leader haven’t arrived, you can get better, and having a lifestyle that reflects such a sentiment. The challenge is this: as a leader, maintaining that one step ahead of those you lead requires constant attention. Famed psychologist William James said, “Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.” So, here’s the big question:
Am I giving all I can to what God has called me to do at this point in my life?
Someone sent me an email a number of years ago that said, “Excellence can be obtained if you…care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, and expect more than others think is possible.” My description for excellence is the following:
- an intolerance for mediocrity
- a desire to do things better
- an attention to detail
- a deployment of resources
- a sacrifice of time
DON’T LET GOOD GET THE BEST OF YOU! More on this later.
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