10 Undeniable Facts for Leaders

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Its a tough time to be a leader. Leaderstoday face difficulties that

the veteran and

can perplex

surprise the beginner.

It is as ifjust when the leader learned the game

Someone changed the rules. Expectations andDemands have risen to an all-time high.For many, it is a do more on less, or else world.

For others, what worked in the past,just isntgetting the job done anymore. Virtually, allleaders are feeling busy, buried and behindbehindwith a to-do list thats much longer than

their day


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Its a tough time to be a leader. Leaderstoday face difficulties that

can perplexthe veteran surprise

the beginner.


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1. The rules have changed.Peter Drucker was right when he said

were living through a time of transition. Our

society now thinks by a different paradigmand accepts a radically different set of

assumptions about themselves, their lives,

morality and especially spirituality. To ignore,these changes and lead as if we were still in

the first half of the 20th century is a deadly

mistake.

Peter Drucker was right when he said

were living through a time of transition. Our

society now thinks by a different paradigmand accepts a radically different set ofassumptions about themselves, their lives,

morality and especially spirituality. To ignore,these changes and lead as if we were still inthe first half of the 20th century is a deadly

mistake.


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2. Life is Faster.

No matter how busy the work of a leader

is, he must set even one day, this can help in the

struggle to restore balance to their busy lives.

Too often, we keep living at such a harried pacethat our busyness ends up having a negative

effect on everything we do as leaders. Life is

faster, and leaders dare not ignore that.However, discovered less can be more, and we

need to make the same discovery.
















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2. Life is Faster.









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3. Change is accelerating.

Rapid changes are taking place in

whatever type of organization. What worked

yesterday, has become a lot shorter today oreven not working nowadays. Thats just the

reality of the world in which we live and it

puts more pressure on leaders to stay on top

of their game.


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4. Expectations are higher.

People have higher expectations than

ever before. The bottomline is to survive- to

please or to perish.I have customers, and so do you. And

if my customers dont like my product that

theyre getting, there are many other places

they can go for the same product. And they

are very quick to find a new outlet to meet

their needs and satisfaction.


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5. The culture is in moral decay.

Moral decay is not only felt by church

leaders but by all types of leaders.We are dealing with employees and

customers, partners and peers who arecoming out of a confused culture that is in

state of moral decline.

The rules have been rewritten and theno.1 is there are no rules except:DONT GET CAUGHT!


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The corporate scandals have unveiled

lack of integrity and honesty previously

reserved for political and religious leaders.

This decay affects every leader becauseat the heart of every organization is people.

People are the stuff of which the

organization is made.Like parts of a machine, low-quality

components mean a low-quality machine.


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Maintenance goes up. Productivity

goes down. It is a fact of life. So it is with

the business of leading people.

LESS IS MORE LEADERSHIP, - it callsleaders to make sure they themselves are

stable so they can lead and live well in this

morally unstable world.


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6. Servant-leadership is Stretching.

This is a desire to follow the challenge

of Jesus to be a servant-leader regardless of

what kind of organization you lead.

Jim Collins Good to Greatacknowledges that humble spirit or servant

approach to leading actually helps a leader to

succeed.


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Great leaders are servant leaders

according to Jesus. They love their people

enough to get down and dirty with them.

They dont lead from the tower; theyget down in the trenches.

They serve and empower their people.They use their influence and resources

to knock down barriers, remove obstacles,and enable those serving under them


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Followers want comfort, stability and

solutions from their leaders, but thats

babysitting.

Real leaders ask hard questions andknock people out of their comfort zones and

then manage the resulting distress.Followers make three demands of the

leader:comfort,stability , and solutions.


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The leader must try to be both:servant andgrowth-oriented which

made them outstretched.

This dual purpose requires the leaderto balance the caring for the present with the

pursuing of the future.If the leader only cares for the present ,

he would not succeed.To survive and grow, he must have

dreams for the future and go after the new

goals.


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7. You are limited resource.

As a leader, it is healthy for you toadmit, I AM A LIMITED RESOURCE.

You have only a certain amount of time,

energy, giftedness, resources and money.As a limited resource, the leader must


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8. Leadership is a draining experience.

Leadership can at times be energizing,but it can also be draining.

It involves giving yourself away,investingthat limitedsource in a cause, a mission, a

business, a task.You go home at the end of the day not

as you left that morning.

So not only that a leader is a limitedresource but the demands of leadershipcan leave you exhausted.


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8. Leadership is a draining experience.

If the leader wants to have a good and

successful organization, he needs :

to plan, to lead, to organize and to

control effectively to be an good example to his

people in all aspectshealth

familyfinancesFriends and colleaguesWay of living


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to balance his career and his family

to be a people-maker to plan yet to stay within a budget to deal with the unexpected crises

that are part of life as a leader

to continue planning and havevision for the organization

to practice continually the

organizations mission to stay well informed to update himself with the

advancement in technology


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9. More is not the answer.

Many of us believe more is the answer

but growth will, in fact, bring a new and

more demanding set of problems.

What happens when you get a little moremoney or one more employee? With that

new employee comes more what?

demands problemsheadachesManagement

Growth alone doesnot fix the leadership

challenges you face.


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The OVERLOAD ZONE- Typical Response

Health leads to success Success produces more stuff


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Health Success

More

stuff

More

management

The leader isdistracted

from his

main thing

The leader

hits hisoverload

zone


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Growth

slows/

stops

The leader

hits hisoverload

zone

Health

issues

developLack of

health leads

to crises

Leader is

further

drained &

distracted

Organization

declines or

death soon

followsSuccess and the growth that follows can actually

make situation worse unless the leader knows how

to mana e it correctl


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10. There is hope.

It tends to allow leaders to have apositive note. The leader should always believethat the organization would be healthy and

growing. It may not be dramatic growth but

at least a progress little by little.But how can you make it happen?By doing not the more-approach

but the less - approach


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Combines a Christ-centered philosophy of

life with a proactive, dynamicsystem for

leadership providing ongoing, lifetimeguidance for the pursuit ofprofessional

success and personal satisfaction


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1. Christ- centered philosophy of lifeLess is more approach is not ME-

centered but God-centered.


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2. ProactiveLess is more approach is not

reactive but proactive, helping

leaders regain control of what theydo.It allows the leader to truly lead instead of

follow, to act instead of react,

to drive and not be driven by the pressuresand demands of others


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3. DynamicLess is more approach is not

static but adaptive, changing

with the leader and the challengeshe or she faces.It also empowers boosting

leadership potential, enabling him

to break through personal andprofessional barriers.


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4. SystemLess is more approach is not just

about ideas but

implementation.The principles are accompanied

by specific action steps that will

guide the leader beyond theory

into practice.


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5. Lifetime GuidanceLess is more approach is not just

a book of the month, but a

philosophy for lifeThe principles speak to novices

and veterans alike because the

pursuit of excellence never ends

for a leader.


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6. Professional success and Personal SatisfactionLess is more approach is not just

about growth but also health.Your health allows you to pursue

new goals and fresh dreams in

your career without sacrificing

yourself or your family on the

altar of success.Learn how to lead effectively but

still have a life to enjoy.


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Truths about leadership are not staticbut dynamic; a leader could depend and

return to them again and again as he

maps the future for the organization.They will provide you with new ways to

think and act once you encounter todays

challenges and tomorrows opportunities.


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Truths about leadership are not staticbut dynamic; a leader could depend and

return to them again and again as he




Truths about leadership are not staticbut dynamic; a leader could depend andreturn to them again and again as he




They will provide you with new ways to




challenges and tomorrows opportunities.challenges and tomorrows opportunities.


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These truths put into action, do not

merely educate. They empower! They

will enable you as a leader and your

organization to break through the

overload zone and will enable you to

begin to really lead.. And love it

These truths put into action, do not

merely educate. They empower! They

will enable you as a leader and yourorganization to break through the



merely educate. They empower ! They

will enable you as a leader and your




will enable you as a leader and yourorganization to break through the







begin to really lead.. And love itbegin to really lead.. And love it


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Leaders, remember to thinkand always prioritize yourorganization before your own

career because once the organization

becomes successful during your reign


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Leader, remember to thinkand always prioritize your

organization before your own

career because once theorganization becomes successful

during your reign ,


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