Let's talk about Leadership.
It is more than just being ‘in charge’
It is more than having a fancy title
It means more than having your team enlarged
Having their pulse is very vital
It means more than handing out assignments
It goes beyond giving final confirmations
A good team must have proper Godly alignment
Which requires major ego deflation
It’s not about making you look good
Though that is often the end result
Everyone must actually do what they said they would
As well as cooperate, collaborate, communicate, and consult
Every player of the team is important
Everyone should be valued and heard
It’s not about a solo endorsement
But instead a team acknowledgement is preferred
Yes, every team has a lead
Yes, every team has strengths and weaknesses
However, it is the team that with God, will succeed
If the lead motivates, energizes, and all that biz
Some teams move a little slow
While other teams operate at high speed
It’s not if you are the tortoise or the hare
But if the team is a true supporter of the team’s creed
The weight of the team ultimately falls on the head
Though the body must support and execute
However, if the vision that is casts feels like lead [led]
Then the entire team will eventually become mute
Excitement, enthusiasm, correction, and guidance
Team building and training too
Reinforcing processes and systems so everyone is in compliance
The lead must have a balance that can creatively get through
There is the extrovert, the introvert, and the ones in between
The talkers and thinkers, all types and tones
Managing personalities takes patience and time to glean
For each player has their own high and low zone
Do you raise your voice? Do you get quiet?
Do you show Godly self-control?
Do you incite a very small riot?
Then observe how the conversation rolls?
The lead must navigate the projects, the tasks, and the team
The lead must know the strengths and weaknesses
The lead must provide opportunities for the players to glean
The lead must support the slow poke just as much as the quickest whiz
The lead must keep the vision and the goal in mind
The lead must keep their ego under subjection
The lead must sometimes lead the team blind
The lead must have God as a constant connection
A lead without God can exist
But probably with a lot of chaos and valleys
But a Godly lead can handle any twist
And all the weight that being a Godly lead carries
“Heavy is the head that wears the crown” ~ Author Unknown
Don’t do anything for selfish purposes, but with humility think of others as better than yourselves. ~Philippians 2:3 (CEB).
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