U.S Senator John Ashcroft shared his thought to the crowd for the definition of leadership: Leadership is motivating, mobilizing, resourcing, and directing people to pursue a shared vision that produces positive transformation.

Laurie Beth Jones, the bestselling author and leadership coach. she defined leadership. "i think of ledership as the ability to persuade others to accomplish things together. it is getting people to go along and work together to accomplish something, being able to persuade others around what needs to be done and making that happen."

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Jon Gordon, one of the new voices on the leadership scene and a popular consultant, piped in. "what great leaders do really well is communicate a clear, consistent, and simple vision that everyone in the organization can rally around. Location 401

Jon continue to share, "one of the main thins a leader does is to share the vision and the mission of the organization: why they are in business, why they do what they do, why the organization is here, and what they are driving toward. And that means leaders need to move their organization to define their bigger purpose. 404

Jon said, "these days, people are looking for meaning. they want their work to have a greater purpose. and we know people are more energized when they are using their strengths for a bigger purpose beyond themselves. you have to show people what, why, and how the work they are doing is moving them toward fulfilling a bigger purpose. A good leader will help define that for people." 408

Jon quoted Abraham Lincoln's word, "almost anybody can withstand adversity; but to test a man's character, give him power." 411

Jon said, leadership is knowing that you have power but your responsibility is to serve, develop, and empower others." 414

Sam- responded, "i look at the people i'm working with and look for growth in their lives in becoming more other-ward, more other focused. success is for a leader to see the need and the potential in others, come alongside them, and help them do what they need to do an go where they need to go." 445

Lou Holtz, the legendary football coach cleared his throat and adjusted his glasses. he complimented, "i think success as a leader is getting people to achieve things that they didn't think were possible on their own. We all have more talent and ability than we think, but we need somebody who really believes in us, and sets goals and standards, and shows us how we could possibly achieve them. i think there are too many people in a leadership role that are worried about being popular. Woody Hayes was a great leader. The guys was difficult to work with sometimes, he was cantankerous, and he was short." People laughed as they hung on Lou's words. "But anybody who played for him would die for him, and anybody who coached for him would die for him, including me. Why? Because he cared about his people and he wanted you to be the best you could be. He didn't care whether you liked him or not. I'll never forget him saying, 'Your role as a coach is not to be well liked by the players. Your role is to make them the very best that. 445

Barry Black spoke to that issue. "I think success involves at least three thing for a leader, no matter what you're leading. 1. faithfulness (1cor 4:2, Matt 25), 2. successful when your leadership glorified God. (1 cor 10:31 says, "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.", 3.please God when i am leading in such a way that i know God is pleased with my work, then i'm sucessful, regardless of what the world might think." 490