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Leadership techniques: Know your prospects

Leadership techniques: Know your prospects

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I’ve noticed how people react to different leadership techniques. I thought about this today when the pastor made an interesting observation during his sermon. He pointed out the difference between cows and sheep. photo credit: qhienle Cows, he said, have to be prodded. Cowboys herd them in a direction by yelling, shouting and carrying on in various ways to make the cows move in a certain direction. photo credit: Antikris Sheep, on the other hand, prefer to be led. They…

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Learning leadership by following first

Learning leadership by following first

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Have you ever wondered what makes a good leader? Sometimes you see someone who has a certain way of speaking, of acting, of living that leads you to describe the person as a “born leader.” Turns out that description is probably not accurate. Most great leaders were once great followers. If you want to be a good leader become a good follower. That’s why it’s so valuable to have a mentor. That importance applies to all areas of life, but…

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Lessons in leadership

Lessons in leadership

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When I worked at a newspaper about 15 years ago, I interviewed a group of ROTC cadets who were going through Advance Camp at Fort Bragg. The cadets’ performance during camp could help determine whether their Army careers started well or not. The cadets were in between their junior and senior years of college. After graduation, they would get their commissions. One of the cadets had been in the Army before as an enlisted man. He’d come out of college…

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A little gift that meant a lot

A little gift that meant a lot

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About a week ago I was looking for a book on a shelf when I saw something jammed between two of the larger books. I pulled it out, and recognized it as booklet given to me by a good friend years ago. It has excerpts from “The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn.” I opened it up and saw the note my friend wrote to me. I immediately remembered thinking that it was a great gift when I had received…

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The trail of fears

The trail of fears

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Recently I went on a trip to Belize with some folks from my church. We spent four days working and about a day and a half sightseeing. One of the sights we wanted to see was the Blue Hole. It had been raining hard that day, and initially it appeared that the park where the Blue Hole was located was closed. But a park employee came out and opened the gate to let us in. Before long we were hiking…

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Leading with certainty

Leading with certainty

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Several years back, I went through a leadership training course with about 12 other people, mostly ministers. It was a valuable experience. I learned a lot about myself and why I think and act the way I do. One of the things I learned was there are different types of leaders. One of the instructors said that sometimes the best leader is the one who says, “We’re not ready to take that hill yet.” So how can you spot a…

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Taking steps on the path to leadership

Taking steps on the path to leadership

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To achieve what you want in network marketing, you must be a leader. To be a leader, you must have followers. For you to lead, somebody has to follow you. For someone to follow you, they must see you as a leader. Others have to picture you as the person who can lead them out of the morass they are in. And why would anyone follow YOU, you ask? That’s easy. They follow you because you believe in something. You…

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