“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
When I’m not hearing from God, I tend to blame God. But if I am really honest, then many times it is because I am not seeking HIM with ALL my heart. I am seeking Him but with my own agenda and my own interests.
That needs to change.
I believe everyone has influence (or leadership) over someone else and I also believe we can all be better leaders than what we are. Here are ten ways I think will help us become better leaders. Some of these I feel I do a good job at while there are other areas where I need to make a more conscious effort.
1. Spend more time reading God’s word than man’s books. (Note: There’s nothing wrong with others’ books, but not at the neglect of scripture.)
2. Spend more time seeking God’s will than my own. (See #1)
3. Cast clear vision.
4. Foster an environment of trust & openness.
5. Encourage fun and laughter (and initiate it often).
6. Set aside family time and don’t let work invade that time (Yes, even if you’re in ministry. I’ll talk more about this in another post.)
7. Encourage the team around me & continually value the importance of us working together.
8. Recognize I am not always right and encourage healthy discussions and disagreements.
9. Create not only an “open door” policy, but an “open life” policy with accountability & checks/balances.
10. Treat everyone with respect (team member, customer/client, & vendor).
What would you add to this list?
Chris Roberts 
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