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When you are asked “What are your benefits?” what do you think of?
You probably think about the benefits your job or position offer you. These are not the benefits I want to talk about today.
I want to talk to you about YOUR benefits.
What benefits do you offer to your organization?
Do you bring something that is of value to the table? Are people benefiting from what you are doing?
A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.
— Cullen Hightower
Effective leaders benefit the organization. They look for ways to grow the organization. For ways to help it succeed.
They are not out for their own good. They are out to increase others.
Effective leaders benefit their organization by:
- Growing other leaders
Effective leaders know that they will not be at the organization forever. They see the need and benefit of training other effective leaders to take over when they are gone.This benefits the organization. The organization does not have to look for a replacement. There is another effective leader ready and available to take over. - Provides vision
Proverbs 29:18 says “Where there is no vision, the people perish…” Effective leaders realize this. They provide a clear and concise vision for others to follow.Those under you will work harder and more efficiently when they know what the vision is. They know what is expected and what the results should be. Giving them vision gives them purpose.Make sure your team knows the vision!
- Builds confidence
Effective leaders provide and build confidence within the team. They know that having and building confidence makes the team stronger.As an effective leader, you take action with confidence. You ensure your team that this is the correct direction to move in. The confidence you show allows them to trust and follow you.You also want to build confidence in your team members. Team members need to know that they are trusted and you believe in them. When they know this, they are more willing to move things forward and advance the organization.
Give your team members the confidence to make choices. You will be surprised at the great choices they make.
When you act as a leader, your organization will benefit. They will see growth. They will see movement. They will see increase.
That is your calling as a leader.
Make sure you benefit your organization. That you benefit those who serve under you. That you benefit those that you serve.
Only a few act – the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.
— Wynton Marsalis
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