The first step to leadership is servanthood.

Are you a thinker, a doer, or a clutch player? The better you are, the greater potential for influence you will have with your people.

It was in the mid-70's, '74 or '75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in '79 I wrote my first book "Think On These Things".

We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success.

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

Competence goes beyond words. It's the leader's ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others know that you know how - and know that they want to follow you.