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Leadership is what every organization needs and so few have in
adequate supply. Part of leadership is what the first President
Bush called ?the vision thing?. It?s the ability to see what
does not exist and then gather, mold and shape the resources
needed to make it happen.
Part of leadership is passion for the purpose and the mission of
the organization. But it needs to be passion with direction and
focus. It needs to have strength of character; courage,
integrity and fairness or it cannot sustain itself.
Leadership needs to have drive and initiative. It needs to have
faith that what you are doing is the right thing. It needs to
inspire that same faith in others because leadership understands
that you can?t do anything worthwhile alone.
Leadership is what plows the road of doubt, fear and
uncertainty. Leadership paves the way for others to help create
something that did not previously exist. Leadership has broad
shoulders but a gentle heart.
Leadership changes our world. It?s not about power but it
empowers anyone it touches. Leadership makes things clear and
simple and forthright. Leadership makes all good things
possible.
In the end, leadership is about faith and people and purpose.
It?s about having the vision to know what to do, the faith that
it?s the right thing to do and the courage to enlist others in
the pursuit of your vision.
About the author:
Kevin Stirtz is the president of Coffee News Twin Cities LLC. He
is also a national trainer and mentor for Coffee News USA and an
online columnist for AllBusiness.com where he writes "Better
Local Marketing." He can be reached at www.BetterLocalMarketi
ng.com or 1-952-212-4681.
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