Whether you are leading teams in a multi-million-dollar business, launching a tech startup, volunteering at a local charity, or coaching your kids at soccer, you all know the intrinsic value of great leadership. But while you know great leadership when you see it, it is often challenging to define, hard work to develop, and difficult to see in yourself the abilities that you admire in others. There is a seemingly endless list of ever-expanding leadership qualities, characteristics, and traits from which to choose. But how do you know whose example to follow, and how do you know what strategies will work in your environment? Isn't there a quick checklist to follow, a podcast to listen to, or an app to download so you can get this right? The beauty of great leadership is that it is shaped by timeless principles that do not change. One of the greatest places to check this out is to kick it old school and look at the lives, actions, emotions and impact of those who have gone before us - way, way before us. According to Guinness World Records, the Bible (or the holy scriptures, or the Good Book - whatever name you use to describe it) has sold more than 5 billion copies, easily making it the most widely promulgated book in history. Regardless of what you believe or don't believe about the authors or content, its pages contain some amazing examples of leadership styles and methods that can easily translate into today's modern business cultures, and forever change the way you lead.
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