John C. Maxwell
Developing the Leader Within You
Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993, p. 201download PDF
The world needs leaders…
- Who use their influence at the right times for the right reasons;
- Who take a little greater share of the blame and a little smaller share of the credit;
- Who lead themselves successfully before attempting to lead others;
- Who continue to search for the best answer, not the familiar one;
- Who add value to the people and organization they lead;
- Who work for the benefit of others and not for personal gain;
- Who handle themselves with their heads and handle others with their hearts;
- Who know the way, go the way, and show the way.
- Who inspire and motivate rather than intimidate and manipulate;
- Who live with people to know their problems and live with God in order to solve them;
- Who realize that their dispositions are more important than their positions;
- Who mold opinions instead of following opinion polls;
- Who understand that an institution is the reflection of their character;
- Who never place themselves above others except in carrying responsibility;
- Who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
- Who discipline themselves so they not be disciplined by others;
- Who encounter setbacks and turn them into comebacks;
- Who follow a moral compass that points in the right direction regardless of the trends.
