10 undeniable facts for leaders
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Its a tough time to be a leader. Leaderstoday face difficulties that
the veteran and
can perplex
surprise the beginner.
It is as ifjust when the leader learned the game
Someone changed the rules. Expectations andDemands have risen to an all-time high.For many, it is a do more on less, or else world.
For others, what worked in the past,just isntgetting the job done anymore. Virtually, allleaders are feeling busy, buried and behindbehindwith a to-do list thats much longer than
their day
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Its a tough time to be a leader. Leaderstoday face difficulties that
can perplexthe veteran surprise
the beginner.
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1. The rules have changed.Peter Drucker was right when he said
were living through a time of transition. Our
society now thinks by a different paradigmand accepts a radically different set of
assumptions about themselves, their lives,
morality and especially spirituality. To ignore,these changes and lead as if we were still in
the first half of the 20th century is a deadly
mistake.
Peter Drucker was right when he said
were living through a time of transition. Our
society now thinks by a different paradigmand accepts a radically different set ofassumptions about themselves, their lives,
morality and especially spirituality. To ignore,these changes and lead as if we were still inthe first half of the 20th century is a deadly
mistake.
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2. Life is Faster.
No matter how busy the work of a leader
is, he must set even one day, this can help in the
struggle to restore balance to their busy lives.
Too often, we keep living at such a harried pacethat our busyness ends up having a negative
effect on everything we do as leaders. Life is
faster, and leaders dare not ignore that.However, discovered less can be more, and we
need to make the same discovery.
No matter how busy the work of a leader
is, he must set even one day, this can help in the
struggle to restore balance to their busy lives.
Too often, we keep living at such a harried pacethat our busyness ends up having a negative
effect on everything we do as leaders. Life is
faster, and leaders dare not ignore that.However, discovered less can be more, and we
need to make the same discovery.
No matter how busy the work of a leader
is, he must set even one day, this can help in the
struggle to restore balance to their busy lives.
Too often, we keep living at such a harried pacethat our busyness ends up having a negative
effect on everything we do as leaders. Life is
faster, and leaders dare not ignore that.However, discovered less can be more, and we
need to make the same discovery.
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2. Life is Faster.
No matter how busy the work of a leader
is, he must set even one day, this can help in the
struggle to restore balance to their busy lives.
Too often, we keep living at such a harried pacethat our busyness ends up having a negative
effect on everything we do as leaders. Life is
faster, and leaders dare not ignore that.However, discovered less can be more, and we
need to make the same discovery.
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3. Change is accelerating.
Rapid changes are taking place in
whatever type of organization. What worked
yesterday, has become a lot shorter today oreven not working nowadays. Thats just the
reality of the world in which we live and it
puts more pressure on leaders to stay on top
of their game.
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4. Expectations are higher.
People have higher expectations than
ever before. The bottomline is to survive- to
please or to perish.I have customers, and so do you. And
if my customers dont like my product that
theyre getting, there are many other places
they can go for the same product. And they
are very quick to find a new outlet to meet
their needs and satisfaction.
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5. The culture is in moral decay.
Moral decay is not only felt by church
leaders but by all types of leaders.We are dealing with employees and
customers, partners and peers who arecoming out of a confused culture that is in
state of moral decline.
The rules have been rewritten and theno.1 is there are no rules except:DONT GET CAUGHT!
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5. The culture is in moral decay.
The corporate scandals have unveiled
lack of integrity and honesty previously
reserved for political and religious leaders.
This decay affects every leader becauseat the heart of every organization is people.
People are the stuff of which the
organization is made.Like parts of a machine, low-quality
components mean a low-quality machine.
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5. The culture is in moral decay.
Maintenance goes up. Productivity
goes down. It is a fact of life. So it is with
the business of leading people.
LESS IS MORE LEADERSHIP, - it callsleaders to make sure they themselves are
stable so they can lead and live well in this
morally unstable world.
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6. Servant-leadership is Stretching.
This is a desire to follow the challenge
of Jesus to be a servant-leader regardless of
what kind of organization you lead.
Jim Collins Good to Greatacknowledges that humble spirit or servant
approach to leading actually helps a leader to
succeed.
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6. Servant-leadership is Stretching.
Great leaders are servant leaders
according to Jesus. They love their people
enough to get down and dirty with them.
They dont lead from the tower; theyget down in the trenches.
They serve and empower their people.They use their influence and resources
to knock down barriers, remove obstacles,and enable those serving under them
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6. Servant-leadership is Stretching.
Followers want comfort, stability and
solutions from their leaders, but thats
babysitting.
Real leaders ask hard questions andknock people out of their comfort zones and
then manage the resulting distress.Followers make three demands of the
leader:comfort,stability , and solutions.
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6. Servant-leadership is Stretching.
The leader must try to be both:servant andgrowth-oriented which
made them outstretched.
This dual purpose requires the leaderto balance the caring for the present with the
pursuing of the future.If the leader only cares for the present ,
he would not succeed.To survive and grow, he must have
dreams for the future and go after the new
goals.
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7. You are limited resource.
As a leader, it is healthy for you toadmit, I AM A LIMITED RESOURCE.
You have only a certain amount of time,
energy, giftedness, resources and money.As a limited resource, the leader must
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8. Leadership is a draining experience.
Leadership can at times be energizing,but it can also be draining.
It involves giving yourself away,investingthat limitedsource in a cause, a mission, a
business, a task.You go home at the end of the day not
as you left that morning.
So not only that a leader is a limitedresource but the demands of leadershipcan leave you exhausted.
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8. Leadership is a draining experience.
If the leader wants to have a good and
successful organization, he needs :
to plan, to lead, to organize and to
control effectively to be an good example to his
people in all aspectshealth
familyfinancesFriends and colleaguesWay of living
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to balance his career and his family
to be a people-maker to plan yet to stay within a budget to deal with the unexpected crises
that are part of life as a leader
to continue planning and havevision for the organization
to practice continually the
organizations mission to stay well informed to update himself with the
advancement in technology
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9. More is not the answer.
Many of us believe more is the answer
but growth will, in fact, bring a new and
more demanding set of problems.
What happens when you get a little moremoney or one more employee? With that
new employee comes more what?
demands problemsheadachesManagement
Growth alone doesnot fix the leadership
challenges you face.
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The OVERLOAD ZONE- Typical Response
Health leads to success Success produces more stuff
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Health Success
More
stuff
More
management
The leader isdistracted
from his
main thing
The leader
hits hisoverload
zone
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Growth
slows/
stops
The leader
hits hisoverload
zone
Health
issues
developLack of
health leads
to crises
Leader is
further
drained &
distracted
Organization
declines or
death soon
followsSuccess and the growth that follows can actually
make situation worse unless the leader knows how
to mana e it correctl
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10. There is hope.
It tends to allow leaders to have apositive note. The leader should always believethat the organization would be healthy and
growing. It may not be dramatic growth but
at least a progress little by little.But how can you make it happen?By doing not the more-approach
but the less - approach
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Combines a Christ-centered philosophy of
life with a proactive, dynamicsystem for
leadership providing ongoing, lifetimeguidance for the pursuit ofprofessional
success and personal satisfaction
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1. Christ- centered philosophy of lifeLess is more approach is not ME-
centered but God-centered.
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2. ProactiveLess is more approach is not
reactive but proactive, helping
leaders regain control of what theydo.It allows the leader to truly lead instead of
follow, to act instead of react,
to drive and not be driven by the pressuresand demands of others
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3. DynamicLess is more approach is not
static but adaptive, changing
with the leader and the challengeshe or she faces.It also empowers boosting
leadership potential, enabling him
to break through personal andprofessional barriers.
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4. SystemLess is more approach is not just
about ideas but
implementation.The principles are accompanied
by specific action steps that will
guide the leader beyond theory
into practice.
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5. Lifetime GuidanceLess is more approach is not just
a book of the month, but a
philosophy for lifeThe principles speak to novices
and veterans alike because the
pursuit of excellence never ends
for a leader.
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6. Professional success and Personal SatisfactionLess is more approach is not just
about growth but also health.Your health allows you to pursue
new goals and fresh dreams in
your career without sacrificing
yourself or your family on the
altar of success.Learn how to lead effectively but
still have a life to enjoy.
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Truths about leadership are not staticbut dynamic; a leader could depend and
return to them again and again as he
maps the future for the organization.They will provide you with new ways to
think and act once you encounter todays
challenges and tomorrows opportunities.
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Truths about leadership are not staticbut dynamic; a leader could depend and
return to them again and again as he
maps the future for the organization.They will provide you with new ways to
think and act once you encounter todays
challenges and tomorrows opportunities.
Truths about leadership are not staticbut dynamic; a leader could depend andreturn to them again and again as he
maps the future for the organization.They will provide you with new ways to
think and act once you encounter todays
challenges and tomorrows opportunities.
They will provide you with new ways to
think and act once you encounter todays
challenges and tomorrows opportunities.
think and act once you encounter todays
challenges and tomorrows opportunities.challenges and tomorrows opportunities.
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These truths put into action, do not
merely educate. They empower! They
will enable you as a leader and your
organization to break through the
overload zone and will enable you to
begin to really lead.. And love it
These truths put into action, do not
merely educate. They empower! They
will enable you as a leader and yourorganization to break through the
overload zone and will enable you to
begin to really lead.. And love it
merely educate. They empower ! They
will enable you as a leader and your
organization to break through the
overload zone and will enable you to
begin to really lead.. And love it
will enable you as a leader and yourorganization to break through the
overload zone and will enable you to
begin to really lead.. And love it
organization to break through the
overload zone and will enable you to
begin to really lead.. And love it
overload zone and will enable you to
begin to really lead.. And love itbegin to really lead.. And love it
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Leaders, remember to thinkand always prioritize yourorganization before your own
career because once the organization
becomes successful during your reign
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Leader, remember to thinkand always prioritize your
organization before your own
career because once theorganization becomes successful
during your reign ,
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