Where Have All The Leaders Gone?

Take a look around where you work. Maybe in your church. Your child's sport's team. What about your city, state and even federal government. Stop and look in your own family. Has it struck you that our society has a shortage of competent, inspiring, dedicated leaders? For all the woes we face in our country and families today, as a society we need to be about the business of identifying new potential leaders.

Dale Carnegie was a master at identifying potential leaders. Once asked by a reporter how he managed to hire forty-three millionaires, Carnegie responded that the men had not been millionaires when they started working for him. They had become millionaires as a result.

The reporter next wanted to know how he had developed these individuals to become such valuable leaders. Carnegie replied, "Men are developed the same way gold is mined. Several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold. But you don't go into the mine looking for dirt," he added. "You go in looking for the gold."

That's exactly the way to develop positive, inspiring, dedicated leaders for our businesses, families and communities. Look for the gold, not the dirt; the good, not the bad. The more positive qualities you look for, the more you're going to find.

HAVE YOU MADE IT A PRIORITY TO FIND POTENTIAL LEADERS AND SUPPORT THEM?