Loyalty & Leadership

This week as I was reading about loyalty and leadership, I reflected a lot on my level of loyalty and how I was able to lead because of it. Thinking back, due to my high level of loyalty and willingness to get the job done, my employers had felt confident in giving me more tasks to fulfill, and entrusted me with the power to lead. As I read this week, I realized how essential loyalty is to leadership. We must be true and loyal in all of our dealings with others and with ourselves. When people come to know that you are a person that can be counted on to get the job done effectively, they will gravitate towards you. This is essential in entrepreneurial leadership, where we will be required to perform effectively. I gained great insights about the ability to execute from the reading, “A message to Garcia.” There is no greater feeling than being entrusted to take on a new task or project because you can be depended on to take on the job and run with it. Part of properly executing a job is to learn to delegate important tasks to others who are capable. For some of us this may be a difficult thing to do, but we need to teach and lead to the best of our ability and trust that things will get done. Leaders who are honest and loyal are always sought for. As mentioned in “Leadership with a Small ‘L,’” the three great principles that we will need in life to successfully lead are, lead by example, lead with a vision, and lead with love. These three principles will help us lead in our homes, in our communities, and in our own entrepreneurial ventures. I know that I will continue to strive to be loyal in all of my dealings and to lead by example, and with love. I hope to always remember these key principles and use them in my entrepreneurial journey.