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Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes because of an excellent spirit [was] in him, and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. Daniel 6:3 KJV<\/p>\n
Let all things be done decently and in order. \u00a01 Corinthians 14:40 KJV<\/p>\n
According to the website Know Jesus Know Peace, in one of their devotion sections, they quoted Joyce Meyers said: “You can run into mediocrity accidentally but you have to purpose to be excellent.” [1]<\/a><\/p>\n A new pastor of a Mega Church stated to his staff the \u201cexcellence is the standard and not the goal.\u201d Is administrative staff was nothing close to the excellent performance and to this date, some still are not. He quoted 1 Corinthians as the scripture. In Daniel, it stated he had an excellent spirit and because of that he rose to power. I now wonder is that what the pastor meant.<\/p>\n Collins books, Good to Great, address the leadership of companies and organizations ability to become great. He presented arguments as to whether it was achievable and he presented five Levels:<\/p>\n “Level 1 Highly Capable Individual\u00a0 – makes a productive contribution<\/p>\n Level 2 Contributing Team Member \u2013 Contribute Individuals capabilities to the goal<\/p>\n Level 3 Competent Manager \u2013 Organize people and goals effectively and efficiently<\/p>\n Level 4 Effective Leader _ Catalyzes commitment to a clear and concise vision<\/p>\n Level 5 Executive – HUMILITY + WILL” (Kindle, 20)<\/p>\n Collin’s focus was on Level 5. He believes the Level 5 leaders recognize not only themselves but apportion responsibilities to others equally for successes and failures. (Kindle, 25-6) During my experience as an employee and a manager, there are managers that take credit for all successes (including those not accomplished by them) and points fingers at others when things fail. These are definitely not level 5 leaders. Level 5 leaders have a humbling spirit and a will to succeed but with dignity. Similar to what Daniel possessed an excellent spirit.<\/p>\n Collins stated \u201cDavid Maxwell, like Darwin Smith and Colman Mockler, exemplified a key trait of Level 5 leaders: ambition first and foremost for the company and concern for its success rather than for one\u2019s own riches and personal renown. Level 5 leaders want to see the company even more successful in the next generation\u2026\u201d (Kindle, 35) I quickly went to the leadership skills of Jesus. He maintained his mission saying to his parents, “And he said unto them, how is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?\u201d Luke 2:49 KJV \u00a0\u00a0He said to an inquiring man asking to be a part of his ministry, \u201cFoxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.\u201d Luke 9:58KJV Jesus had no personal wealth on earth but a promise of great<\/u> rewards in heaven.<\/p>\n Author Porter and Nohria of, Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, stated \u201cThe CEO having a good strategy brings clarity about what the organization will do. Goals go hand in hand.\u201d [2]<\/a> To be successful, one must have a strategy which provides direction and clarity to the purpose of the organization. They identified several core leadership functions: direction, organization, selection, motivation, and implementation.\u201d[3]<\/a> These functions entwine with the levels presented in Collins books.<\/p>\n In his book, Good to Great and the Social Sectors, he addressed the issues of input and output of greatness in five stages:<\/p>\n ” Stage 1 Discipline People \u2013 level 5 leaders<\/p>\n Stage 2 Disciplined Thoughts \u00a0– The Hedgehog Concept<\/p>\n Stage 3 Discipline Actions \u2013 The Flywheel<\/p>\n Stage 4 Building Greatness to Last \u2013 Preserve the Core and Strategic Plan”<\/p>\n These stages implemented will result in an output of greatness: Deliver Superior Performance, Makes a Distinctive Impact and Achieves Lasting Endurance” \u00a0[4]<\/a><\/p>\n As I am preparing for one of our largest challenges, providing school supplies and uniforms to students who lost their personal items and residing in smaller and poorer school districts that were lost in the Media, it is a challenge for an organization with a small audience. Its success seems to be attached to my leadership skills and that shakes my faith many times. But as Jesus and Collins demonstrated: One should stay on course, preserve the purpose, and remember your mission. I must be a leader of inclusion, which we exhibit having partnered with other small organizations to make a powerful impact. The acknowledgment of greatness must include the works of others achievements that assisted us to get to the goal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1]\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Know Jesus Know Peace, http:\/\/www.knowjesus.com\/Dev_excellence.shtml,accessed 09\/06\/2017.<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> Porter and Nahria, Handbook Leadership Theory and Practice, Kindle, location 5494.<\/p>\n