Many claim to have a calling to serve. I've met them and I believe them. My perspective on serving is a bit different. I believe that everyone has a gift and called to give it. We need more people willing to give their gift.

Leaders plant a variety of crops that mature in various conditions and duration. Leaders that fail to do this don't have organizations very long.

Learn how to LEAD. Through loving, encouraging, achieving, and developing others we become the leader others are looking to follow.

Calling teams into something new is not easy, but critical in their development. When we do our job correctly our teams can work through their fear.

Creating teams that achieve the remarkable takes a special leader. These leaders look for qualities in people that others overlook.

Could it be that each tear of compassion we shed, contains seeds that could change someone's tomorrow for the better?

If we want to become an exemplary leader, we have special responsibilities to our teams that are experiencing failure.

While new leaders and teams need the opportunity to fail we need to encourage them to bring us along so we can help steady them as they are learning or even help prevent a disaster.

Leaders we want to follow are easy to spot because they have their tag showing. We clearly know where they are going, what they are good at, and what they value.

When you know your center we begin the journey to become a leader others want to follow.

The power of resilience resides in the heart of each of us and is the the inner strength that can overcome challenging obstacles that life presents.

As leaders that look to earn followership, we should find ways to show kindness to people going through tough periods.