I need to confess up front that I took this from an article by Erik Rees entitled Seven Principles of Transformational Leadership.  Sometimes there is no need to re-invent the wheel.  I agree with Erik that there are seven things that a leader must do to be effective in today’s church.  I believe these seven principles can also be applied to your home and workplace.  Here they are:

1. Simply–clearly state the mission; answer the question, “where are we headed?”

2. Motivate–gain agreement and commitment to move in the stated direction.

3. Facilitate–equip the team with resources

4. Innnovate–initiate prayerful change when needed.

5. Mobilize–enlist and equip others to fulfill the vision.

6. Prepare–make a commitment to keep learning.

7. Be determined–finish the race.