Thoughts on
Leadership
Leaders don't always get the credit they deserve, but leaders don't
lead for the need to be noticed, they lead because it is in their nature to make decisions, lao tse said 'when the effective
leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.'
set your course, and keep steady. i understand
it feels like it would be so much easier to do it by you. But think of life as a ship; and you the captain of the vessel of
your choice. You need a crew, or the ship will not operate, and will be unable to be of any use. You cannot be everywhere
at once, someone must help in the normal day to day operations of the vessel; and even if the ship goes down guess who has
to stay, the captain. But even if there are hardships or obstacles in your way fight on, lead on, believe in. maybe someone
got something out of this, or maybe it was just therapeutic. Either way I leave you with this...
”leadership
must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does not mean posturing and, least of all, pandering to the mob. It means obvious and
wholehearted commitment to helping followers. we are tired of leaders we fear, tired of leaders we love, and of tired of leaders
who let us take liberties with them. What we need for leaders are men of the heart who are so helpful that they, in effect,
do away with the need of their jobs. But leaders like that are never out of a job, never out of followers. Strange as it sounds,
great leaders gain authority by giving it away."
— Admiral James b. Stockda
for
more reading on leadership please read J. Maxwells '21 irrefutable laws of leadership'