Passion: Take This Life and Love It When a leader reaches out in passion, he usually is met with an answering passion – John Maxwell Anyone can dabble, but once you’ve made that commitment, your blood has the particular thing in it, it is very hard for people to stop you – Bill Cosby Experts […]

Listening: To connect with their heart, use your ears! The ear of a leader must ring with the voices of the people – President Woodrow Wilson A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear – John Maxwell Effective leading touches a heart before asking […]

INITIATIVE Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they do not quit – Conrad Hilton Of all things a leader should fear, compliancy should head the list – John Maxwell What are the qualities of a leader who makes things happen? Consider these four qualities. THEY KNOW […]

Generosity: Your Candle Loses Nothing When It Lights Another! No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave – President Calvin Coolidge Nothing speaks to others more loudly or serves them better than generosity from a leader. True generosity is not an occasional event. It comes […]

FOCUS: The Sharper It Is; The Sharper You Are “If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.” – Unknown “What people say, what people do, and what they say they d are two different matters.” – Margaret Mead, Anthropologist Tony Gwynn of the 1997 San Diego Padres had just another year of batting 339, 2nd […]

One Person With Courage Is A Majority! Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities…because it is the quality which guarantees all others – Winston Churchill Courage is fear that has said its prayer – Karl Barth, Swiss Theologian Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless […]

Competence Goes Beyond words. It is a leaders ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others know you know how, and know that they want to follow you – John Maxwell. We all admire people who display high competence regardless of whether they are precision craftsmen, world class […]

Communication: Without It You Travel Alone Developing Excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can’t get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a […]

People do not follow uncommitted leaders. Commitment can be displayed in a full range of matters to include the work hours you choose, how you work to improve your abilities, or what you do for your fellow workers at personal sacrifice – Stephen Gregg CEO Ethix Corp. The story of Michelangelo and his four year […]

How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you. Executive Pastor Dan Reiland Most people think of charisma as something mystical and undefinable. Many believe that you are born with it. Charisma, plainly stated is the ability to draw people […]