A good listener must be people oriented, genuinely interested in others. He must be empathetic, equally concerned with the well-being of those around him.
Many leaders who have a relationship with God want to experience the blessings of God. We ask God for blessings. We pray about it and we earnestly seek God’s best.
We aren’t teaching boys what it means to be a man. They lack not only the knowledge of manhood, but any concept of the responsibilities of a man. In short, males do not know how to live and act as men.
The reason we called a leadership transition “succession” is that it is a forward-looking process. Every generation of leader will face new and different obstacles, challenges and goals. Looking back to recreate past success will fail.
Wisdom is a combination of knowledge and experience. When faced with circumstances, decisions, crises or opportunities, we might look for wisdom to help us choose the best course of action.
William Franklin Graham Jr. (1918 – 2018) was an American evangelist and ordained minister who became internationally well known in the 1940s, and preached the Gospel to millions.
Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) was a South African dissident who fought to bring about the end of racist apartheid rule, and who served as the first black head of state of his country from 1994 to 1999.
Eisenhower (1890 – 1969) was a military officer, statesman and 34th President of the United States from 1954-1961. He served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and then as Supreme Commander of NATO forces.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister and activist, and the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century. King is particularly known for his nonviolent approach to civil rights advocacy.