Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure.

Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop failing backward and start failing forward!

I think success has a lot to do with my own personal growth.

When pastors ask me if their people will buy this vision, I ask them two questions: "Have they bought into your leadership?" If they haven't, don't ever try to pass on a vision. Second, "Have you processed this vision correctly?"

Every sailor knows that you can't sail a ship that isn't moving forward, strong leaders understand that to change direction, you first have to create forward progress.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.