Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.
Andy StanleyRead
A good coach always coaches to a leader's potential, not his current level of performance. A good leadership coach will see the potential in you and inspire you accordingly.
Interpretation
A good coach focuses on a leader's potential rather than their current abilities, inspiring growth and development.
This quote emphasizes the role of a coach in recognizing and nurturing a leader's potential instead of merely evaluating their present performance. A skilled leadership coach possesses the ability to see beyond current capabilities and motivates individuals to strive for greater achievements, thereby fostering a mindset of continuous improvement and personal development.
In practice
In a motivational speech to aspiring leaders about the importance of vision and leadership development.
Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.
The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children. The greatest visioncasting opportunities happen between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 PM Monday through Sunday. In these closing hours of the day we have a unique opportunity to plant the seeds of what could be and what should be. Take every opportunity you get.
There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God's ability to free you from the past.
Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say
Leaders learn to leverage the problems that never go away in a way to create progress for the organization.
Strange as it may sound, it is more difficult to maintain a faith walk when we begin to see our dreams come true. When hopes become realities it is easy to shift our faith onto the thing we have dreamed of and off of the One who was the source of our provision.
There are times when leadership needs to take a bold move forward. And there are times when the leadership needs to act on the basis of what the grass roots say. You need to have your political thermometer constantly in the political waters to know when to give leadership in what way.
Know what your people are like, and make sure they do their jobs excellently.
We must truly serve those whom we appear to command; we must bear with their imperfections, correct them with gentleness and patience, and lead them in the way to heaven.
Trust is maintained when values and beliefs are actively managed. If companies do not actively work to keep clarity, discipline and consistency in balance, then trust starts to break down.
One of the recurring themes in Marcus' handbook is leadership's responsibility to work intelligently with what it is given and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.
One of the greatest things I fear is letting down my people. I wouldn't live with that type of conscience, of having let down my people after they've been brutalized for so long.
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