Being Called to Lead
It’s about more than just you
“To serve is to live.” — Alan Mulally, 2006
Leadership is a calling.
Not management. Leadership.
Management is about process: minding details, focusing on operations, achieving goals.
Leadership is about people: motivating and inspiring others to work toward a shared vision and long-term success.
Not everyone has the skills to be a manager; even fewer, I’d argue, have the ability to be a leader.
Those who find their purpose in leadership — their why, their reason for being — are people who have found a calling.
When we lead, we put ourselves in the service of others, and that is a calling — to place the needs of other people before your own.
For the typical personalities that are driven and motivated by success (A-type…
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