All posts tagged: quotes

Does leadership = Getting Along with People?


“A good leader can’t get too far ahead of his followers.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt   “A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” – John Maxwell “As a leader you should always start with where people are before you try to take them to where you want them to go.” — Jim Rohn “I light my candle from their torches.” — Robert Burton “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” — Indira Gandhi “High sentiments always win in the end, The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.” — George Orwell “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” – John Maxwell “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you …

Lead to Inspire


“A leader is a dealer in hope.” — Napoleon Bonaparte “Nobody rises to low expectations.” — Calvin Lloyd “A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.” — Daisaku Ikeda “One cannot consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar.” — Helen Keller “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery “Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens, people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.” — Warren Bennis “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams “Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but …

Oh how I hate small groups!


A few years ago I preached a message at a thriving church where I served on staff. It was at the time small groups were gaining momentum. Every church around the world and especially here in the USA was all about getting people of the same interest, same profession connected in the same group. Unfortunately, I began to notice that all the cool people were joining groups with  other cool people – you know, like some did in high school. And the not so cool people we being left out. So I preached on a passage from Romans 12:16: Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. After my message I was sent into the office of the big man on campus (senior pastor) where I was grilled for a few minutes. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with wanting to hang with like-minded folks, but if we really want to live in authentic community, we need to understand what community really …