In pursuit of good leadership, many are crying out for a different kind of leader that will bring reformation. But all sectors, including media as well as the people, must have clear guidelines particularly about core values and leadership styles that they require in order to bring change!
Many times we see persons with strong leadership ability and great potential who can bring positive changes to the society, but they are overlooked because the current perception of what leadership criteria should include needs serious readjustment.
Many believe that you must have a masters or doctorate and be of a certain pigmentation in order to be a good leader, particularly of a nation! This is not so! There are many successful leaders in all sectors of society who had no degrees but are/were very good leaders. Look at Sir Alexander Bustamante, Sir Winston Churchill, Bill Gates, and Bob Marley.
In moving forward, what leadership style do we think is more suitable for the era and time we are in, which will bring growth and reformation – autocratic, democratic orlaissez-faire. Military or religious? Now here is an interesting question, What kind of leader do you think Jesus is?
We are in desperate times, and as the saying goes, desperate times call for desperate measures! The leadership style that will come to the fore next will be under scrutiny.
We have seen administrations worldwide shaking, particularly in the Middle East, and the people have been demanding a new style of leadership for their nations. However, whenever persons come out of an abusive situation and begin a new relationship with the old mindset and way of thinking, soon they will begin to rebel again and cry out for the old leadership or former relationship!
It is the same individually and nationally! So if the minds are not renewed, and people don’t specify what they require going forward, the old cycle will continue!
Questions For Change
How do I select the leader of my nation? What do I require of leaders? These are basic questions every individual should ask. However, there must be more specific questions asked in order to get the specific result you want for your nation.
Do I select a leader because I need genuine change for my nation (or business)?
Am I choosing my nation’s leader because it runs in the family?
In what does this potential leader of my nation believe – morally, spiritually and ethically?
What are the motives of this potential leader?
What is the level of grace and ability to lead that this person has?
Am I choosing this leader because he/she is a great orator with charisma and a lot of money, with the skin colour that I like?
Attitudes We Should Look For
In order for change to take place within a business or nation, these are the qualities we should demand in a leader:
Be a defender of the poor.
Always respect the chain of authority.
Take time out to look at the burden of others.
Prefer to suffer with the right people than to succeed with the wrong people.
Be in good standing with his/her family, walking in integrity; the husband of one wife and vice versa!
Be humble (not self-serving, seeking fame or prestige).
Always enquire of the Lord in times of crisis as to what to do.
Never trust or accept anyone close to him/her who has undermined his/her leader (even from another party or business).
Not be afraid to discipline his/her children and those that work for him/her.
Be ready to stand alone for truth and ensure that whatever decisions they make will not come back to haunt them!
Be multifunctional, a good administrator, and a good listener.
We need leaders who will honour their promise at any cost, not to say one thing and then do the next.
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