4 Essential Leadership Traits

January 26, 2011

Good leadership is essential for any organization to move forward. In hard times, it is even more important. What traits does a leader need to posses in the midst of hard times?

1. Honesty And Credibility.

You can’t hide, fake or bluff your way through tough times. If you don’t know the answer to the problems or need help finding solutions, ask.  Allow those you are leading to see you as someone who is humble, honesty and willing to seek counsel. They will respect you for your authenticity. 

2. The Ability To Inspire. 

Tough times bring on frustration, uncertainty and anxiety in most people. As a leader you have to focus on what could be. Help those who follow you become realistically optimistic about the future. They need a vision that will excite and drive them to work for something better.

3. Be Willing To Face The Brutal Facts.

Gather all your information and look at reality as it is. Your ability to see reality will help you generate a vision of what could be.

4. Boldness.

In this time of uncertainty everyone is tightening the belt. Ministry is slowing or coming to a halt. It may save you cash in the short-run, but it will be detrimental to the future of the ministry. It will take a risk-based faith to step out and strategically do something new when there is little money and no guarantee of success. Yet, faith is critical for the church in the midst of tough times. God has not changed even though everything else around us has. What good will it do to limp to the finish line and find nothing there? “What good will it do for a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his soul?”

Don’t stop doing the right thing. Its not about what you can afford to do, it is about doing the right thing. God will do the rest.

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