PURPOSED LEADERSHIP-The Rythm Of Leadership

Leaders are born. We have all been created with the responsibility of influence. Leaders are positioned. However, not all positioned people lead. Purposed leaders choose to lead. They recognize the rhythm of leadership. They realize that all leadership begins with following. As a result of who and what they follow, they provide leadership. And, as a result of the presence of leadership, there will be followers.

Any discussion of leadership must begin with following. Leaders are first followers. They have a personal philosophy that they represent. They have a story that has been created through their faith and convictions, through the people who have invested in them, and through the unique applications and adaptations they have made. Leaders are students of their own history. They are humbled by the reality that they are a product of the creation of others. People who seek to lead, without the humility that is produced through following, miss an essential beat from they beginning.

With the seminal beginning of following, leaders are able to lead with conviction. They have things they believe. They have philosophy they represent. They carry with them a spirit of clarity. Confusion does not characterize them. They remain students because they know that their story is continuing to be written. They remain followers in the process of leading. They encourage people to write their own story. Leaders have passion because they are people who believe.

It has been said that you will know you are leading if people are following. Leaders will always have people who are looking to them for direction. They will have a voice that others want to hear. Purposed leaders stay conscious of the story they represent with humility and the security that accompanies it. As a result, they are recognized as a force of dependability and they produce confidence. There will be followers for leaders who are leading purposed lives.

Leadership is not a program. Purposed leadership is a life creation. It has a rhythm that must be recognized and respected. Follow … lead … follow … lead … And, with that rhythm, others will follow, others will lead, still others will follow, and the result will be a remarkable symphony!