William Augustine

Our culture teaches us to be impressed by a leader’s power, eloquent skills, academic degrees, and   wealth, thinking that those characteristics add up to great leadership. Yet you must not imagine that your country will remain strong and established if you vote for someone just because you like the way he speaks, or even if you approve of some of his accomplishments. Before you follow anyone, you must know what that person truly believe and on what path he is taking you. You might find out to place undue confidence on how powerful a leader is or how much knowledge he has or who his mentor was. Continually evaluate what your leaders stand for, as well as the policies they promote. Study their lives and convictions. Discover what they really think and value, and how their beliefs affect their policies. Ask yourself questions such as these about individual leaders: Does he still have the same convictions that inspired me to follow him in the beginning? D oes he demonstrate tha

Leadership is not excised simply by implementing techniques or methods by using one’s skills, or by exhibiting a particular management style. It is expression of a mind-set resulting from the knowledge of who you were born to be. We live our lives based on who we think we are and why we think we exist. Therefore, our leadership development to this point has been influenced by our sense of the significance of life and our relationship to it. Great leaders they discover there Inherent Purpose A true leader recognizes that he has no special purpose for being in the world. That purpose determines the area of leadership in which he is to serve. His recognition of his particular purpose is not an indication of undue pride. Rather, it is a realistic assessment of his gifts and strengths. Every person on each is meant to exercise leadership in a particular area of gifting. One of the ways we discover our purpose is by recognizing the gift we can contribute to the world

The contemporary crisis of character in leadership is alarming because, to a great extent, leaders determine the direction, security, and prosperity of cultures, societies, and nations. The following concepts demonstrate the central role of leadership in human society. leadership in human society. Nothing happens without leadership . Leaders establish government, make scientific discoveries and advances, disseminate religious and philosophical ideas and otherwise foster human culture.      Nothing develops without leadership . Leaders take initiative to implement innovations, build on what has come before, and expand on prior successes. Nothing succeeds without leaders . Leaders develop ideas, carry out endeavors, and keep projects going. Nothing is altered or transformed without leaders . Unless an individual or a group of people begin to think differently or act differently, circumstances usually remains the same – or becomes worse. Nothing is corrected without leadership