Leadership v1i1

Leadership in B&W
Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2018
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The Law of Timing
John Maxwell describes the Law of Timing as, “When to
Lead is as Important as What to Do and Where to Go.”
Have you experienced people in your workplace, your
community, or your country who are obsessed with
gaining more and more power and don’t care who they
destroy in their quest? I know I have on several occasions
in the workplace and we seem to see it unfold daily in
the world’s political realm.
In the Bible is the story of Haman, Mordecai, and Esther.
Haman was 2ⁿd in power to the king, and was just such a
person obsessed with gaining more and more power so
he could esteem himself as being ‘great’. In his quest for
greatness, he determined that Mordecai, Esther, and
their people should be destroyed. However, he
underestimated the humble influence of Mordecai and
Esther. Esther was the queen of the land and Mordecai
was her uncle. When Mordecai learned of Haman’s plot
to destroy them and all their people, he sent word to
queen Esther. Esther took great risk in breaking protocol
to approach her king about the situation. First, she made
sure the timing was right before approaching the king
and defying customary procedure, which could cost her
life. When the king learned of Haman’s terrible plot to
gain power he had him impaled on a 75’ pole for everyone
to see. Esther grew in influence as the queen and
Mordecai became prime minister of the land.
Esther and Mordecai were not seeking greatness or
power, but they received respect and influence for doing
the right thing at the right time. Timing is important and,
when executed with integrity and humility, influence and
respect can be achieved.
On the next page is an excerpt from my upcoming book,
Effective & Enduring Leadership … Visions of Greatness!

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True Greatness
All men and women have inside them the desire to
become 'great' and being great will mean different things
to different people. We want to be great politicians, great
architects, great parents, great musicians, great athletes,
great students, great pastors … and so on. The problem
is that most of us confuse true greatness with worldly
greatness and either do not believe we can achieve
worldly greatness or have given up trying out of
frustration. For non-Christians, pursuing worldly
greatness is an exercise that leads to ultimate futility
devoid of eternal significance. Christians, having already
accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, can
achieve eternal greatness by obeying and applying God's
Word and living an humble spirited, servant lifestyle as
Jesus Christ did. Do not discount the significance of such
a lifestyle. In Luke 18:14 Jesus tells us, “For all those who
exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble
themselves will be exalted.”
Effective & Enduring Leadership can be simply
defined as leading and Discipling others so that we
teach Godly legacies to future generations. Jesus left
us a model of Effective & Enduring Leadership and
Discipleship and, as a result, a model of eternal greatness
that we can all strive to achieve. We can achieve eternal
greatness in Heaven through fulfillment of God's
purposes for their lives. Matthew 16:27 says: “For the Son
of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his
angels, and then he will reward each person according to
what they have done.” My Life Application Study Bible
says, “Our heavenly rewards will be the most accurate
reflection of what we have done on earth, and they will be
far greater than we can imagine.” What more can we
possibly do during our time here on Earth to please God
other than fulfill His purposes for us?
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