The Top 10 Personality Qualities of a Leader: Servanthood

David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all. 1 Samuel 30:17-19 Continuing from last week, the "Top 10" personality qualities of an effective leader... Quality #9: Servanthood. A truly great leader is a servant leader. He/she has the well-being of the organization and the people within it as his/her primary concern. Just as Jesus is our greatest example, the servant leader will put the needs of his/her people ahead of their own. All the prior “top 10” personal qualities will be flavored by this quality. The servant leader knows the condition of his people and the organization well – he/she stays close to them and in touch with them. He/she knows them well – their unique qualities, personalities, strengths, and weaknesses. He/she builds trust with them, communicates values to them, sets reasonable standards for them, develops them, enables them, removes barriers for them, communicates with them, protects them, personally sets the example for them, and course corrects them in a loving way. He/she has the attitude that he/she is there for them, not that they are there for him/her. In the Scripture above, David put the needs of others ahead of his own. In the battle with the Amalekites, he valued every person’s contribution, including those who worked the supply lines behind the scenes. He made sure that every participant shared equally in the victory – especially the older men who could not actively fight. His leadership was about service to others rather than accumulating wealth and power for himself (his right as the king). Modeling this quality of servanthood laid a foundation that insured his success as the leader of Israel for many years. How is your leadership “servant factor”? Truth@Life can help you, regardless of your location. Call 248-396-6255 or email me at curtis.songer@gmail.com for a free consultation. If you receive value from these blogs, please consider donating to keep this blog site up and running. This ministry cannot continue without the generous donations of its readers. Just click on the "Donate" button in the upper right. For more info on help I can provide check out http://truthatlife.com/ or email me directly at curtis.songer@gmail.com