NEHEMIAH: 30 Lessons on Effective Leadership, Part 1 (09 of 10)

Well, we could all use a few lessons in leadership, so today we'll cover 15 of the 30 lessons in leadership from the book of Nehemiah with Bible Teacher Woodrow Kroll. 

 

15 of the 30 LESSONS ON LEADERSHIP FROM NEHEMIAH

1. Effective leaders have clean hands and pure hearts. (Nehemiah 1:4-7)
2. Effective leaders have a sense of calling from God (Nehemiah 2:12).
3. Effective leaders wait patiently for God's timing. (Nehemiah 1:1, 2:1)
4. Effective leaders establish reasonable and attainable goals. (Nehemiah 2:3)
5. Effective leaders make prayer a priority in their lives. (Nehemiah 2:4)
6. Effective leaders rearrange their priorities in order to accomplish their goals. (Nehemiah 2:5)
7. Effective leaders act decisively when it's time. (Nehemiah 2:5-8)
8. Effective leaders take time to rest, to plan, to pray, to think. (Nehemiah 2:11)
9. Effective leaders are personally acquainted with their task. (Nehemiah 2:13)
10. Effective leaders make shrewd use of their time. (Nehemiah 2:12-13)
11. Effective leaders surround themselves with trusted allies. (Nehemiah 2:12-16)
12. Effective leaders provide vision for the people. (Nehemiah 2:17)
13. Effective leaders involve a broad-based work team in the work. (Nehemiah 2:17)
14. Effective leaders never waver in the face of opposition. (Nehemiah 2:19-20)
15. Effective leaders execute their plan to accomplish their goal. (Nehemiah 3:1-28)

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