An influential leader remains constantly aware of what happens around him and constantly aware of the context. Both the ability to see problems coming and the ability to act quickly and decisively depend on being able to fit current events into the background pattern of events stored in memory.
- Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential [...]
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An Influential Leader is Aware
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Things Must Be Detailed and Clear to those Who Follow
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The people who follow you don’t always see the bigger picture. Therefore, you must make things as detailed and clear to them as possible so they will not be frightened to follow you to the destination while you yourself have written down in detail the intermediate steps to that destination.
- Haggai, Dr. John E, The [...]
Only Those Who Thrive on Ambiguity
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But only those who thrive on ambiguity can start at ground zero and accomplish great things. Those are the people who have learned influential leadership. They have made visionary decisions to lead rather than maintain.
- Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Decision Making, copyright 2009, Harvest House Publishers: Eugene, [...]
These People Never Reach Their Potential
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Ambiguity on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible obstacles must first be overcome. People who can’t tolerate ambiguity must have all the answers before they make a move. They never attain their potential.
- Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Decision Making, copyright 2009, Harvest House Publishers: Eugene, Oregon, page [...]
Influential Leaders Live a Life of Faith and Trust in God
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Abraham, Faith, Hebrews, Influential Leader, Trust on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Influential Leaders live a life of faith and trust in God. They abandon forever the need for certainty about where they will end up in this life. As the author of Hebrews says, Abraham did not know where he was going. But he knew by faith the God who was taking him there.
- Haggai, Dr. [...]
In Influential Leader Take Responsibility for Actions
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Influential Leader, Responsibility, Visionary Decisions on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An influential leader never hesitates to take responsibility for his actions. He does not look at the rules but at the value systems behind the rules. He makes visionary decisions based on the interaction between his value system and his current situation.
- Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Decision [...]
What Distinguishes the Influential Leader
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Ambiguity, Cicumstances, Faith, Influential Leader, Motivation, Vision on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What distinguishes the influential leader derives from his ability to live by a statement of faith rather than by the appearance of circumstances around him. A person who cannot face ambiguity cannot do this. In the end, any vision expresses a statement of faith. Man can never have a certainty of tomorrow. He believes God [...]
Leadership and Ambiguity
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Leaders have to thrive on ambiguity
- Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Decision Making, copyright 2009, Harvest House Publishers: Eugene, Oregon, page 227
The Value of a Strong Vision When it Comes to Making Decisions
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Decision Making, Vision on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Without a strong vision, you will end up going over the same decisions again and again because you are constantly of two minds and tempted to change direction. In that state, everything is negotiable, even the vision you claim to pursue. You will always be looking for some new fad or activity that will get [...]
