It's been a busy week between packing
up the office, school, and ministry work. I've been learning
leadership. This is my first blog in a while so I'll give you guys
an update. I'm back at Mission Baltimore for my second year as a
student, also known as my leadership year. This year is dedicated to
learning how to become a leader through knowledge and experience.
We're going through the “21 Laws of Leadership” by John Maxwell
right now and it's a great study. These 21 Laws are the most
important things you need to know about leadership.
Leadership is influence, nothing more,
nothing less., that's the law of influence; probably one of the most
important things one needs to know about leadership. If you think
that you can be a leader just because you have a title then you are
sadly mistaken. The proof of your leadership is not in a title but
in how many people are willing to respect you enough to follow you.
In order to gain respect you have to give it...that's how you gain
the loyalty of your followers.
All of that being said...a leader must
have one thing for sure or their leadership will fall apart;
integrity. The Law of Solid Ground says: “Trust Is the Foundation
of Leadership.” Your followers have to trust you, and in order to
do that one has to have integrity. The final thing I'll say for this
week is that good leaders raise up and seek out other good leaders.
They don't just sit on what they have, they increase their Lid or
their effectiveness. The Law of the Lid says: “Leadership
Determines the Level of Effectiveness.” You can only raise up
those under you to a level that you've been to yourself. If your lid
is never raised...your effectiveness never increases.
