I love my Leadership Team...

I'm getting ready to meet with my Ministry Leadership Team at Impact and I can't tell you how grateful I am for them.  As I lead them and am led by them, I'm learning that there are several things I’m learning with them that leaders don’t do.

They don’t count beans.  

They don’t pad the books.  

They don’t spin failure.  

They don’t pass the buck or the blame.  

They don’t think they know everything.  

They don’t fixate on failure.  

They don’t pre-live the future or re-live the past. 

They aren’t afraid to make a mistake.

They aren’t afraid to admit a mistake.

They apologize for their mistake.  

They care about the initial motivation and original destination more than current location or appreciation.

They don’t make excuses for incompetence.  

They are clear about their expectations of people.  

They don’t get angry about a set back. 

They find a reason to celebrate small wins.  

They measure success by souls not bodies.  

They aren’t afraid to throw themselves under the bus at times in order to protect the vision.  

They talk well of other people in their absence.  

They trust their instincts while checking their flesh.  

They see people in terms of community, not commodity. 

Leaders are beautiful creatures and I'm glad to be surrounded by some beauties.