The Leadership Principle of Empowerment & the Day Moses Became a Leader

You shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you. Exodus 18:21-22 Empowerment is one of the toughest leadership principles for some to master. Only secure leaders give power to others. Your people’s capacity to achieve and grow is determined by your ability to empower – to let them do their thing without your interference. And then to give them the credit for their work. True leaders give credit where credit is due. Mark Twain once said, “I can live for two months on one good compliment” – how true. In Exodus, we see that something revolutionary happened when Jethro confronted Moses over his leadership methods: Moses moved from merely ministering to truly leading. Instead of doing all the judging himself, he released other leaders to join him and lead according to their gifts. At this point, the leadership of Israel grew exponentially. Empowerment was happening. Once Jethro had empowered Moses, now Moses began empowering other leaders. Notice the following changes Moses made in his methods of leading - he changed his way of thinking and his way of working: 1. He became a man of prayer. 2. He committed himself to better communication. 3. He laid out a vision. 4. He developed a plan. 5. He selected and trained the leaders. 6. He released them to do the work. 7. He did only what they could not do. When Moses made these changes, God supplied Moses with strength, the people with peace, and empowerment for a host of new leaders. Theodore Roosevelt stated, “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” Are you meddling? Are you giving credit where it is deserved or are you pushing others down to elevate yourself? I’d love to talk to you personally. For more on help I can provide and how you can reach me, check out… http://truthatlife.com/ or email me directly at curtis.songer@gmail.com