I have been reading a devotional and there
is a series I just finished that was titled “growing into leadership”. One of
the days it referenced verse 1 Corinthians 3:9 it addressed the issue of us all
being laborers together. Have you ever heard the phrase “it is lonely at the
top”, which is what the devotion portion addressed.
Being a leader doesn’t have to be lonely
and the bible verse is correct in that we are all in this together. Each person
has a role to play whether you are a leader or a follower you have a role that
is just as important as the next person.
It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top.
Some leaders make it that way by ignoring those around them and by alienating
others by not including them or asking for their help or expertise.
I believe that each one of us have been
given gifts. Those gifts work in unison with each other to make a successful
project, business or event. It gets lonely when the leader doesn’t realize that
they have helpers, people who are experts in certain areas and they can help
make it successful. When a leader tries to do it themselves they fail to
recognize the gifts that surround them they won’t find success and it will be
lonely.
Next time you hear a leader say it is
lonely at the top tell them it doesn’t have to be. Ask them if they have tapped
into the gifts of those around them. Ask them if they interact with their
followers.
Are you a leader and are you lonely. If so
start relating to those around you and tap into the gifts that they have.
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