Leadership: Enthusiasm

The fifth letter of Leader is E. The fifth leadership characteristic that Gilbert and Zoller discuss is enthusiasm.

We've already talked about energy, but they make a distinction between energy and enthusiasm.

Energy is what the leader possesses to do her or his task; enthusiasm is what the leader conveys to the people to engage them in the vision.

A leader has the ability to make other people feel enthusiasm. He or she leads in such a way that those involved in the project not only are engaged, but they have an attitude that they WANT to be involved.

I want to tell you about Scott.

Scott is a member of my church. He is always smiling, always appears pleased to be serving God in his church. Scott greats everyone at the door on Sunday morning, shaking hands and dispensing hugs liberally. He makes all those entering the door glad to be there. Scott does tons of things at church, and he does them all with the an attitude which inspires others to become involved, as well.

Scott is a model of enthusiasm for me, and for the members of our church.

I thank God for Scott.

Image: Tiny daisy at the VA.