Next Level Leadership: God's Plan And Purpose For Youናሙና

Earn Your Followers 

At a critical time in my company’s journey, I had to face the fact that I was holding too tightly to projects, relationships and decisions. By trying to control things, I was choking our growth and I risked losing the talented leadership team that was eager to help us get to the next level. 

Thankfully, I learned an important lesson – to focus on what only I could do and give the rest of it away.

Leaders aren’t one-man bands. We are conductors who focus on empowering, equipping and enabling others to perform at their best. This requires mastering the art of delegation by learning what and how to hand things off. By letting go and trusting others, we become multiplying leaders, capable of achieving exponential results with and through others that we could never achieve on our own.

Jesus is the perfect role model of a multiplying leader. He called His disciples, taught them, walked with them and ultimately entrusted them to carry the message of salvation. Despite their imperfections, He believed in them and called them to become better versions of themselves. 

When the disciples struggled with unbelief, Jesus demonstrated His confidence in them by entrusting them with the hope of heaven. His example illustrates how our belief in others and our confidence in them can help them rise to what they are capable of becoming.

Best of all, multiplying leaders learn one of leadership’s most important lessons -- it’s not about you. I consider this the “higher calling of leadership.” It’s not about how successful we are or how high we’ve climbed, but what we do with our leadership to serve God and benefit others.

The opportunities to change the lives of others and “pay it forward” are the most valuable fruits of leadership success. They provide significance to your leadership journey and a destination worth pursuing. 

Rise to the Challenge:

· Earn your influence by keeping an open mind to other opinions, consistently aligning your words with your actions, treating others with respect, and being transparent. 

· Engage your followers in conversations about who they are, the things they love, and the goals they have for life. Encourage and support them in their journey.

· Be present when interacting with people. Slow down, listen, and absorb what you’re learning.

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Prayer

Father, make me a “higher calling leader.” Multiply the fruits of my labor for your glory. Amen.