Leadership Scuds

If you are around NewPointe for any amount of time you will soon learn that we focus on 3 things:

1. Leadership!
2. Leadership!!
3. Leadership!!!

So we are always tracking people we value as great leaders.  One of those is Andy Stanley from North Point church in Atlanta.  Andy is simply a phenomenal individual.  He recently spoke at a conference and below are some leadership scuds that he dropped.

1. “Leadership is not about making decisions on your own.  It’s about owning decisions once they are made.”
2. “The leader shouldn’t make all the decisions.  The leader should just make sure the decisions are good ones.”
3. “Leaders who refuse to listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing important to say.”
4. “You are probably not the smartest person in the organization.   You’re just the leader.”
5. “Fairness ended in the Garden of Eden.  Never shoot for fair.  When you shoot for fair you will be unjust.  Shoot for Right.”

Wow, that’s just a few of things he said!

Leadership is tough.  Personally, I think leadership is more about your character than your ability.  Give me a “humble person with the courage to do what he/she knows is right” and you will have a great leader.  It sounds simple but few really achieve it.

My goal is to become a better leader at NewPointe.  Every day I pray for God to make me a better leader by giving me clarity, confidence, and courage.

What 3 things do you need to lead better in your life?