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.
A leader must learn how to manage, and if possible, entirely avoid debt. We carry as US consumers a total of $17.06 trillion in debt. We owe on credit cards, mortgages, home equity lines, auto loans, student loans, personal loans and medical debt.
A leader must accept some level of risk if he is to lead. To innovate, to explore new ideas, to find success along unexpected paths involves risk. Risking is a skill that can be learned and developed.
Determining the level of risk you face in a given circumstance, deal or venture is a key factor in making sound decisions. But when it comes to spiritual matters, what is God’s view on taking risk?
All men are born with a sense of fear. Some of these fears are innate and some are learned. Research shows that our innate fears include predators, pain, heights, rapidly approaching objects and ancestral threats like snakes and spiders.