Leadership Gauge

4-21-2009

In yesterday’s devotional, we discussed the reality that we are all “sales people” like it or not. To see that devotional, simply go to my blog page by clicking on the link at the top of the page. Today, I feel we should talk about the “leadership gauge.”

We are all leaders just like we are sales people. Are you a good or bad leader? Every single person in your life can be led in a positive or negative direction by your influence. If you want to gauge how you are doing as a leader check to see if anyone is following. If you truly want to test yourself, call someone you know and tell them to meet you somewhere at a certain time. If they are willing to do so without any questions, you are doing a great job of leading. If they start asking you a ton of questions, that MAY be a sign you need to work on your leadership skills. There are exceptions to every rule of course, but one of the greatest honors is having the ability to influence and mentor lives.

I’ve heard it said that success is not gauged by the number of successes, but by the number of successors. In other words, are you leading people to success, or do you lead so you can have success? Zig Ziglar says it best, “If you help enough other people get what they want, you will get what you want.” This is leadership! It starts with serving others. Jesus Christ came to this earth to serve, not be served. He gave us the perfect example o f leadership, and when he asked his followers to do something, they did so! When you get to the point where you can call someone and tell them to be at your house at 7 pm, and they say, “ok, I’ll see you at 7 pm,” and they don’t ask you why until they are already at your house, you are a leader!

Application:
1. Read Matthew 20: 20-28
2. Call someone you know well, and “gauge your leadership.”