Authority is always built on service and sacrifice.

INTENTIONS + ACTION = WILL

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

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

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

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.

Our top-down pyramid style of management is a very old concept borrowed from centuries of war and monarchies.