Do You Know What They Need?
“Leaders appear when awareness meets need.”
“A person who knows what a group actually needs must be more aware than those in need.”
Deepak Chopra
Do you know what your group needs?
You family, your staff, your congregation, your customer, you small group bible study, your friend going through a crisis… do you know what they need?
Leaders must wake up every day asking, “what does the group of people I’m responsible for need?” Not, “what do they need from me?” Rather, “what do they need, period. And then how can I help lead them there?”
There have been a number of seasons in my leadership where I have lost sight of this question. I drifted into doing what I’d always done. I became less engaged with this question and as a result I quit leading. Afterall, it’s pretty difficult to lead if you don’t know where you need to go.
Great leaders always know what the group needs before the group knows they need it. Great leaders anticipate. They see the future and they plan for it.
So today, stop yourself. Before you make another move, pause and consider the question:
What do they need?