11 Attributes Of Great Leadership

1. Honesty – Tell the truth; even if lying is easier.

2. Integrity – Do what’s right; even if nobody is watching.

3. Visionary – Have some vision for where you’re going; empower your team to get you there and if you don’t do anything else.

4.  Self-Awareness – Know who you are; the good, the bad and the ugly.

5. Risk Taker – Be willing to try new things, new strategies and embrace new ideas; even if the ideas aren’t yours.

6. Caring – Truly care about those you lead; people can care less about how much you know until they know how much you care.

7. Stand For Something – Lead by convictions; know why you do what you do and why you think what you think.

8. Spirit Of Development – Develop other leaders; without leadership development, the pipeline of leadership is halted.

9. Good Listener – Be willing to listen; if you’re always talking, there is a good chance you are not listening.

10. Lifetime Leaner – Learn from anything and everything; no matter how many degrees or titles you have, you always have the capacity to learn.

11. Humility – Stay levelheaded and don’t think that you’re better than others; no matter how much success, praise or fortune you receive. 

Scott Williams is the original author of this post.

Adopt A Barrio Buenos Aires Trip - November 13-19

Today I will be leaving the States to head south to Argentina on a mission trip. I will be joining Mark Spence and NRHBC who has an ongoing work in Buenos Aires. The primary responsibility for reaching its adopted population segment is strategizing, guiding the work, and mobilizing people to get involved.

NRHBC has adopted a barrio in Buenos Aires over a two year partnership. They act as a Strategy Coordinator church, developing a long-term strategy for reaching this barrio (neighborhood) by sending multiple teams or individuals over two years to do evangelism, training, discipleship, while initiating a church planting movement in that area.

I am really looking forward to learning from their work and meeting those whose lives have been changed for eternity. Hopefully, I will be able to post daily about what we are doing. Our flight departs today, Friday, November 13 and we return Thursday, November 19. Your prayers will be appreciated!

Traits of a Successful Leader

1. Know (establish) who you are
2. Constantly stay in contact with your people (superior or subordinates)
3. Stick to your mission (focus)
4. View things differently
5. Be bold in the things you say and do
6. Always have a vision (that is what ties people together)
7. Let the success of others be your greatest accomplishment

For me personally, focus is the primary ingredient for success. With so many distractions in any area of life, those who keep the main thing the main thing tend to also be those that God seems to be blessing. Another key thought is to not allow good things to sacrifice the best thing!