It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.

Leadership is not about personality, possessions, or charisma, but all about who you are as a person. I used to believe that leadership was about style but now I know that leadership is about substance, namely character.

Slaves do what others want. Servants do what others need.

Power: The ability to force or coerce someone to do your will, even if they would choose not to, because of your position or your might.

You can get a few seasons out of power, even accomplish some things, but over time power can be very damaging to relationships.

Power people are generally threatened by authority people.

As leaders we do not create growth. The best we can do is create an environment that is conducive to growth. It is like planting a garden. You do not cause the seeds to grow. To grow is their natural purpose in life.