Leadership

Leadership in a Class of Police Recruits (illustration)

All morning, an instructor on my staff had been explaining leadership to a class of police recruits. Calling a man to the front of the class, he handed him a piece of paper on which was written: “You are in charge. Get everyone out of the room without causing a panic.&rdquo …

Leadership �“ “I am the path” (E.Stanley Jones) (illustration)

E. Stanley Jones told of a missionary who lost his way in the African jungle. He could find no landmarks and the trail vanished. Eventually, stumbling on a small hut, he asked a native living ...

Leadership is Responsibility (illustration)

Peter Drucker, perhaps the most noted authority on leadership in the 20th century, says; “A leader is one who has followers. An effective leader is not someone who is loved or admired. He is someone whose followers do the right thing. Popularity is not leadership, results ar …

Leadership (illustration)

George was 28 years old, single, and still living with his parents. One Sunday morning, George told his mother he wasn’t going to church. “First,” he said, “I’’m tired. Second, the people there don’’t like me. And third, the sermons are dull.” But George’’s mo …

You are the pastor (illustration)

It is easier to pay the bully than to defeat him. (illustration)

There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start paying him five dollars a lesson. So I just went b …

Teddy Roosevelt - Ordinary man highly motivated (illustration)

As far as leadership traits are concerned, Nehemiah was not that different from outstanding people whose names are far more familiar to us. Our nation’s twenty-sixth president, for example, was a ...

Easier to Pay The Bully Than to Learn to Defeat Him (illustration)

In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start pa …

The Director of a Cemetery (illustration)

General John Galvin, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and Commander-in-Chief of U.S. European Command was asked what it was like to be in charge of so many and various forces. His ...

The Preacher Who Became a Funeral Director (illustration)

A preacher quit the ministry after 20 years and became a funeral director. When asked why he changed, he said: “I spent 3 years trying to straighten out John and John’s still an alcoholic, then I spent 6 months trying to straighten out Susan’s marriage and she filed for divo …

McMillen - It is Imperative That we Have At Least One Leader (illustration)

S. I. McMillen, in his book None of These Diseases, tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, “Are you a leader” Being both honest and conscientious, she wrote, No …

Why Geese Fly in Formation (illustration)

Why Geese fly in formation. Two engineers calibrated in a wind tunnel why geese fly in formation. Each goose, flapping its wings, creates an uplift for the goose that follows. The whole flock gains 71% greater flying range than if they journeyed alone. That’s why the lead …

What to do When we Fail (illustration)

Several years ago, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Bob Patterson described one of his pitches, which the Cincinnati Reds’ Barry Larkin hit for a game-winning home run: “It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up.” (Wall Street Journal, 7/9/96; Le …

Geese Fly in a V Formation (illustration)

Have you ever wondered why geese fly in a V formation? As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following. In a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% more flying range than if each bird flew alone. Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly …

Take Time to Sharpen The Axe (Study) (illustration)

A Young man approached the foreman of a logging crew and asked for a job. “That depends,” replied the foreman. “let’s see you fell this tree.” The young man skillfully cut down a tree ...

Are You a Leader? (illustration)

S. I. MacMillan, in his book None of These Diseases, tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, “Are you a leader?” Being both honest and conscientious, she wrote, &ldq …