MENTHER LEADERSHIP MENTHER TECHNOLOGY
Don’t serve ego! Life is so easy and yet so very complicated at the same time. To un-complicate and realign purpose and vision as a leader in my own sphere of influence this is what I live by, Micah 6:8, “ and this is what He requires of you, to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God”.
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eaders are often forged in the heart of adversity and the depths of challenges and when they emerge their goal is not self-seeking, it is to nurture other leaders and celebrate others’ successes. Leaders never focus on the weaknesses or shortfalls of those they have been entrusted to walk the journey with because it is not about what each person lacks, it is about what each person brings to the table and how to meticulously arrange the melody of that uniqueness into something extraordinarily beautiful. Picture this; you walk into a flower shop and see the many categories of beautiful flowers, beautiful yes, but all stand alone. Now take
the different flowers and put them together – now you have a priceless floral arrangement. That is exactly what leaders do. They understand that no one person can achieve and be a perfect human being and a perfect solution on their own. They assemble all they
various parts of the body to create a priceless masterpiece. Appreciating that human beings, though unique on their own, are an interdependent species, hence we co-exist for a reason. One of the many lessons I have learnt about leadership is that it is a slow, progressive and often painful process. Almost like the metamorphosis of a butterfly or that of a bee. Both start off in a cocoon; dark, slimy and in an enclosed space and it seems there is no room to grow. You feel claustrophobic and wrapped up like a mummy, unable to see, breathe and move freely. Time in the fiery furnace forges you not only inwardly, but on the outside you slowly become this magnificent sight that is able to sore to great heights. If you were to break out prematurely you
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