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1 October 2018
Kingfisher Leadership news Leadership and Credibility
Some important signs of Coming soon: credibility in leadership:
The importance of credibility Credibility is difficult to define. If you have it, people will follow you and be inspired to rise to great heights of personal courage and sacrifice - just take a look at 2 Samuel 23 as an example. If you don’t have it, then it does not matter if you have the greatest plan ever, or the most senior position, people will not follow you at least not wholeheartedly.
A new resource to • Credible leaders are help CONSISTENT in what they you People will not say and in grow: follow your how they
In other words, credibility is the vital factor in the area of influence. As we seek to grow as leaders, influence is of key importance. We want to influence our families for good, we want to be a positive influence at work and so on.
behave. They idea unless are not they choose to expected to To be a positive influence, we need to “Child of be perfect, grow in credibility. Credibility comes follow you with time - even the greatest leaders Mine”. What but to have a struggle to get people to follow them does steadiness a loving at first. And therein lies the key issue: about them, Heavenly people will not follow your idea unless such that Father want they choose to follow you. people what to to say toknow the child that Credibility is won or lost over a period of time, and the expect. He loves? This booklet
us on a six-part • takes Credible leaders always journey: Learningeven to pursue HONESTY, listen to the when they areGod not who at speaks; to liberty tochoosing share feed on whatmatters. will build confidential us They up;are growing honest,in too, about their mistakes endurance; become a
good news is, even when we lose it, it is possible to regain it. That journey towards increased credibility is well summed up by the following: Watch your thoughts, they become words Watch your words, they become actions Watch your actions, they become habits Watch your habits, they become character Watch your character, it becomes your destiny (Frank Otlaw)
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They seek to live their lives ‘in the light’, in the sense that they take steps to ensure the they are not living a double life, with unconfessed, secret sin having a grip on them.
• Credible leaders don’t lead from a distance; they CONNECT with people. They recognise that influence can only happen when they actually connect with people, because it is them that people are able to assess whether what the leader is saying is backed up by how they are living their life. • Credible leaders display FOLLOW THROUGH. Anyone can talk a great story, but credibility comes from staying the course and seeing something through to completion
1 October 2018
New Resource coming soon:
“My Child”. What does a loving Heavenly Father want to say to the child that He loves? This booklet takes us on a forty day journey: Learning to listen to the God who speaks; choosing to feed on what will build us up; growing in endurance; become a life- long learner; growing in trust; taking the risk.
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This free resource will be available to view at the beginning of November 2018.
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