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  • Leadership

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,050 views

    I remember hearing a story about a famous film producer. As a child, he had a fight with another boy and lost. While his mother was bathing his black eye, he told her how it was entirely the fault of the other boy. It was the other boy who had started the fight, he claimed. His mother said ...read more

  • Leadership

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 14, 2020
     | 1,311 views

    “I firmly determined that my mannerisms and speech in public would always reflect the cheerful certainty of victory – that any pessimism and discouragement I might ever feel would be reserved for my pillow... I adopted a policy of circulating through the whole force to the full limit imposed by ...read more

  • Leadership

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Dec 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,918 views

    Leadership Have you ever wondered why geese fly in a V formation? As with most animal behavior, God had a good reason for including that in their instincts. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following. In a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% more flying ...read more

  • Leadership ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 3,271 views

    LEADERSHIP WISDOM Back in the 90’s there was a president of Harvard University named Neil Rudenstine. Now, one of the major roles of the college president is to raise money for the institution so they can pay the salaries and other financial responsibilities of the organization. And Neil ...read more

  • Definition Of Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,755 views

    Definition of Leadership There are lots of ideas of what leadership is. 1 : the office or position of a leader 2 : capacity to lead 3 : the act or an instance of leading - Merriam Webster "The art of leadership...consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary ...read more

  • The Art Of Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,148 views

    Because self-importance is the natural human inclination, a same attitude for you, if you are a leader, will be to remind yourself constantly that the position of leader is not, in the deepest sense, any more important than that of the humblest follower. Both are simply contributing whatever ...read more

  • Stress And Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,705 views

    Traits characteristic of the stress-prone: 1. Plans day unrealistically 2. First to arrive, last to leave 3. Always in a hurry 4. Makes no plan for relaxation 5. Feels guilty about doing anything other than work 6. Sees unforeseen problem as a setback or disaster 7. Is always thinking about ...read more

  • Leadership And Prayer

    Contributed by Tim White on May 8, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,726 views

    LEADERSHIP AND PRAYER Henry and Richard Blackaby in Spiritual Leadership in chapter seven "The Leader's Influence" stress that leaders influence others through prayer. They give six reasons why leaders should pray. The fourth reason is "God is all-powerful. . . .God can do far more than even the ...read more

  • True Leadership

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Mar 9, 2012
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     | 3,808 views

    TRUE LEADERSHIP From the pages of “The Essence of True Leadership (Be a Leader and not a Boss)” V.Balu, D.B. Jain College, Chennai - 600 096. T. Nadu, S. India… The legendary Russi Modi of Tata Steel in India, was a phenomenal success with thousands of his company's employees. Revealing the ...read more

  • The Dimensions Of Leadership

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 5, 2013
     | 1,876 views

    THE DIMENSIONS OF LEADERSHIP True leaders must be rather than just do. They must lead by vision and values of the organization rather than by mere hierarchical position. The emerging role of future leaders has at least 5 dimensions: (1) to articulate and communicate the mission, vision and ...read more

  • Spiritual Leadership

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
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     | 3,000 views

    Spiritual Leadership Samuel Logan Brengle said: Spiritual leadership is not won by promotion, but by prayers and tears. It is attained by much heart-searching and humbling before God; by self-surrender, a courageous sacrifice of every idol, a bold, uncompromising, and uncomplaining embracing of ...read more

  • Bad Leadership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,957 views

    • 43% of U.S. workers would be willing to leave their current job because they either dislike their boss’s management style ...read more

  • The Deception Of Effective Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,723 views

    Research from Barna concerning Leadership: The Deception of Effective Leadership Most pastors are content with the way things are going in their ministry. A national survey among pastors revealed that a majority feel they are doing an excellent or good job in leading people spiritually in ...read more

  • Pastor Leadership Styles

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 1,957 views

    Pastor Leadership Styles Shepherding-loving, nurturing, community-driven 55% Bridge Building-good personality, create consensus, being people together 53% Directional-seeks next logical move, searches for right path 44% Team Building, matching people/jobs, expects it done, hands off ...read more

  • In Periods Where There Is No Leadership, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,716 views

    "In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
     | 1,490 views

    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

  • Walt Disney's Leadership  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 30, 2011
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,944 views

    WALT DISNEY'S LEADERSHIP Walt Disney was a remarkable man of vision. He never gave up. Early in his career a newspaper fired him because they thought he had "no good ideas". That just made Disney try harder. When he was starting out in Kansas City he couldn't sell his cartoons. Some hinted that he ...read more

  • George Barna On Leadership

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2011
     | 2,808 views

    GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP "Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, ...read more

  • The Leadership Principles Of Jesus

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 11, 2020
     | 2,339 views

    The Leadership Principles of Jesus. • Jesus was willing to invest in people others would have dismissed. (Consider the disciples. They were not the “religious” elite, yet Jesus used them to start His church). • Jesus released responsibility and ownership in a ministry. (Jesus sent the disciples ...read more

  • A Great Example Of Leadership

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 14, 2022
     | 1,127 views

    One of the best leaders and models of loving leadership was Dawson Trotman, who died after helping to rescue two drowning girls. Trotman died in Schroon Lake, New York. He died in an area that he was an expert in — he drowned. He was an expert swimmer. The last few moments of his life, he ...read more