In our series on leadership attributes, we now look at credibility. Leaders are credible. But what does it mean to be credible? Dictionary definitions include:
- Offering reasonable grounds for being believed or trusted, and
- Good enough to be effective.
In Albert Mohler’s book The Conviction to Lead, he writes that the most essential element in determining whether others will follow you is your credibility to lead them, and to guide the organization to the right future. If you are a credible leader, you are worthy of your follower’s confidence and trust. You are reliable, accountable, and dependable. Continue reading
The need to communicate effectively is important in every aspect of our lives, and it is an especially important attribute for leaders. Much could be said about this subject. Here are just a few thoughts on effective communications:
As we continue to look at what will help make you a leader that others will want to follow, we look at the leadership attribute of competency.
As we continue our series on leadership attributes, we now turn to appreciation. Several years ago, I asked a group of leaders and co-workers in the organization I worked what attributes of a leader were important to them. I received a wide variety of responses. One of the attributes that was mentioned was appreciative. To be a leader others want to follow you need to be appreciative.
I had the opportunity to speak to a wonderful group at Truth in Love Counseling on living out our faith at work. This is part 3 of a five-part series inspired by that talk.
I was recently reminded how important it is to learn lessons from our leaders. That got me to thinking that there are a number of ways in which we can learn leadership lessons. For example, I learned a strong work ethic from my parents. They were both very hard workers, modeling that daily for my brother, sister and I. More recently, I learned lessons in courage from my brother, who nearly lost his life battling COVID, spending 53 days in the hospital. In fact, he was told just before he was placed on a ventilator that he probably wouldn’t make it. Who have you learned from, and what have been some of your best lessons learned? 
Recently, we looked at the origins of work in 
Let’s face it, “Work” has a bad name. It is not unusual to hear people say, “That’s why they call it work, right”?