EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN LEADERSHIP - PART 3

 EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN LEADERSHIP - PART 3

TRAITS OF EFFICIENT LEADERSHIP

Today, we will be looking at traits of Efficient Leadership.

The traits of Efficiency in leadership are the characters we must possess to be efficient as leaders.

01. Submission: The first trait is Submission. A submissive person is one who surrenders himself or herself to growth constantly. The second verse in that same John chapter 15 says "Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away, and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth, that it may bring forth more fruits".If we observe each word very well, we will observe that it is only the one (the tree) that is in him that he purgeth and He taketh away the part that doesn't bear fruit. Also grace is made available for only the submissive ones. As leaders, we must be submissive one, to higher authorities and also be humble enough to hear from our followers. Let not pride in. For Efficiency in Leadership, it doesn't matter how higher up and low your followers may be, let us make it a duty to be humble. Humility is not foolishness. You cannot submit if you are not humble. Humility is also not Stupidity. We should be open to learning if we are going to be efficient as leaders.

*Philippians 4:8-9(MSG) says "Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious - the best, not the worst, the beautiful, not the ugly, things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard, saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies".*

Learning is also a form of Humility and it therefore should be expressed *ALWAYS*.(Being aware that grace is made available to the humble)

02. Wisdom: The second is wisdom. As the Bible states in Ecclesiastes 10:10b "...wisdom is profitable to direct". Wisdom can be defined as the ability to discern. To know when to take certain actions  and when not to. The major difference  between an inefficient leader and an efficient one is the timing of their actions. Every leader reacts to certain circumstances but right reactions is what makes such leadership  efficient. Efficient leaders do not behave irrationally, they have an understanding of times and seasons (1Chronicles 12:32). The wisdom that is eternal is the wisdom that lasts, that is why it is important we ask and seek for it. James 1:5(TPT) says " And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and he will give it. He won't see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures, but he will overwhelm your failure with his generous Grace".

When we come before Him and ask with sincerity and genuinely, He will give it unto us.

Thank you.

The Impact Team