Who do you want?! #LeaderMemoir

I happened to listen to two business leaders in person, one is in the corporate world and the other is in the fashion industry. Both of them were interested in two types people, this is beyond people who could just do the job, it was about personality. One thing I hear people say is, "We can train people for the job, but we can't give them a personality".
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The woman from the  corporate world said,  we  look for impatient people. People who do everything within themselves to make sure the right results are obtained! We train them, but they have to  think for themselves and create a path to success.
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GOD will provide

The biggest question sometimes as a leader is if you're meant to be here? You're in a situation where everything seems to be in funk!  You can't figure everything out! One thing you have to settle in your heart is, you know you're not here by your own doing. GOD has blessed you to be here, all you have to do is trust HIM that everything will work out in the end!
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I wanted to give up some many times as a leader, especially last year! The load was too heavy to carry but I trusted the fact that, I'm exactly where GOD wanted me to be, when I came to terms with it. I just had to hold onto GOD during the storm, I learned a lot of lessons and trusted the Faithfulness of GOD! And for sure HE did provide for me through all the dark days, from strength to keep going, to community that surrounded me, to just peace in my heart reminding myself that it will be alright!
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Focus on one thing! #LeaderMemoirs .

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As a leader the hunger to be the best or get everything done to perfection can be awesome and at the same time be overwhelming!! It can even be so toxic to keep going, what you need is to pick a battle don’t try to do it all! There will always be an opportunity here or there just pick something you want to be known for and focus on it!
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McDonald’s is known for their cheap burgers 🍔, while Chick-fil-A is known for its premium chicken burgers that are pricey! McDonald’s is cheap and edible enough and it’s available almost 24hours a day in some locations. Chick-fil-A is only open 6 days a week from about 6am to 10pm. They are both in business, being profitable but known for one thing **One is always available the other is top quality** , they are not trying to do everything!
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Not everyone is outstanding! #Leadership .

One thing as a leader is to settle in your heart that not everyone you have to work with will be the best in their field, the most important thing is to be able let people function to the best of their abilities as they get the job done which is priority No.1, Because that’s why we are here!
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Capacity to Lead! #LeaderMemoirs

We were always grinding, we didn’t remain where we started, we became hungrier! But as a leader there was so much I could give at this stage. I didn’t have enough to feed our hungry talents, I lacked management skills to keep the over talented people with the team. So when people who wanted more wanted to leave, they left and I was happy! Because I knew it will be nice to keep them but deep down I no longer have cubs but lions now,  the appetite is different, so its ok when they leave, until I have what it takes to feed a pride! Until then I just maintain my nursery!
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When I was a leader of a band, people who were hungry for more than what I could afford, they didn’t stay too long and were dissatisfied with  my status-quo, so it was better for us to part ways!
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One thing you learn in being a leader is knowing you can't have everyone on your team, or you just can't keep some people for so long! Ask yourself if you can lead them before you decide to work with them, they may be good, fit your work culture and be productive but can you feed their thirst?
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Don’t beg them to stay! #LeaderMemoirs

One of the things you will deal with leadership, is the fear of dealing with good or fair people leaving you, and you asking where would you find talent like that again?!


Listen if they want to go let them go, there so much you can do to convince them to stay, also if they have their minds made up let it be. You’re  going somewhere far and a person in your team with their mind set on another thing can ruin your process of progress! As a leader you don’t want someone who you begged to stay ruin your reputation,

There is a Reward after you give whatever it takes.. #Leadership

A buddy of mine stepped into the cooperate world, knowing that GOD had led HIM to work on a project he had very little experience in, but was available, ready to learn and give his all to do whatever it takes to succeed. In a couple months he learned the ropes and had to lead a team on several projects. We prayed together for Wisdom, that GOD will guide and make him successful! At the end of the day he made it, he became a force to reckoned with, and he is helping people who have more experience than he does! I won't say there were no bad days, where we questioned if GOD really wanted him to stay in that line of work, but we trusted GOD, that got us through the good times will get us through the bad ones! The good things people have to say about him and the job right now is amazing! It pays to hold on!!!

Leading to the unknown

A true leader they say,  is one who leads his people to the unknown. If you want to lead people to a place they have never been and achieve awesome results, as a Christian leader you have to draw inspiration from a deep place of revelation, trust and faith in GOD. There will be days where you will come to end of the rope, and all you have is just your faith in GOD and the process you’re in. And you don’t  have to  lose hope, because you’re leading a people to somewhere awesome. 

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