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7 Pillars of Long-term, Successful Leaders

By Church, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership

Have you ever considered what the common traits are of great leaders? I call the traits the pillars of leadership. I think about the question a lot, because I love observing leaders and I strive to be a better leader. I like simple, easy-to-understand answers, so I have asked this type question frequently through Twitter, to see what common agreement exists about what makes a leader great.

Here are 7 pillars of leadership I’ve landed on in my search. You’ll find these among all great leaders.

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7 Ways to Maintain Respect as a Leader

By Church, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership

As a leader, one of your most valuable assets is the respect of the people you are leading. If a leader is respected, people will follow him or her almost anywhere. If a leader loses the respect from the ones he or she leads, it becomes very difficult to regain that respect.

Often a new leader is given respect because of his or her position as a leader, but respect can be quickly lost due to performance. Many times, it’s the seemingly small things which cause the most damage to a leaders’s reputation.

I have found that with a few simple (some not so simple) acts help protect the respect a leader enjoys:

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10 Characteristics of Good Leadership – an Expanded and Revised Version

By Business, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership

It’s been a long time since I wrote the post 10 Characteristics of Good Leadership. It remains one of my most read posts, being found by readers through search engines. Shortly after I wrote the post my friend Jesse Phillips at Catalyst asked me to expand on each item. You can thank Jesse for this post.

In an expanded version, here are 10 characteristics of good leadership:

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