Nigel Branken wrote about leadership and gave me permission to share it with you…
The world is full of leaders, but not the kind the world needs. Africa needs leaders, but with a vision of a new world based not on the values of consumerism, materialism, individualism, greed and self-advancement, but rather upside-down, counterculture servants who through humility and love bring justice, liberation, equality, freedom and hope.
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So many people go into service because they want to lead. It should be the other way round; we lead because we want to serve. Our service should always be rooted in love.
The leaders the world needs most are those willing to be a signpost of a new world.
Those who dare to dream of the future (free of racism, exploitation, poverty and abuse) and who live as if the future already exists. This credible leadership comes not from having connections in high places who give you influence, but rather from having a genuine, deep and equal relationship which seeks to advance the cause of those who can do nothing for you.
Bring on a new breed of leaders.
Chris Branken
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