Characteristics of Leader

Part 3 of our conversation on Leadership:
Q: What are some characteristics that all effective leader's share.

A: A clear understanding of the where those they are leading are in relationship to where they should be. The ability to communicate where the people should be in a way that helps people want to follow. The willingness to make unpopular decisions, for the sake of the mission. Perseverance, in the midst of things not going the way they had planned. And Strategic Thinking, that lets them know what steps need to be in place to get people from point at to point Z, without trying to do everything at once.

Biblical examples are numerous,  We already talked about Nehemiah.  He demonstrated many of these principles,  He spent time in prayer and fasting and afterward felt compelled to do something about a problem facing God's people.  He put a plan in place, and convinced people to follow it.  He put reasonable steps in place, like building the whole wall to half it's height first, rather than trying to build one section to it's full height at a time, and he demonstrated perserverance, as he was constantly heckled, threatened and told it couldn't be done, but he stuck to and ultimately accomplished the mission.

Tomorrow I'll be back with one more example on this topic, and a summary.