A Great Example to Encourage Leadership Within Your Small Business
Posted by David Chism | Mon, Jan 20, 2014
Leadership — A Lesson from Martin Luther King Jr.
This morning a client of mine emailed me what he sent to his employees this
AM about leadership. I got his permission to share it with my readers, and I hope you will find it encouraging and inspiring too. I know Josh very well, and he really does care about his team. He is building a culture in his business where employees can grow and feel appreciated!
Hi A.ALLBRIGHT Team,
Early this morning, as I was reading about Martin Luther King Jr., on this day that we reflect on his life, I was reminded of what we try teach at AALLBRIGHT about leadership. Do you remember what we speak about in a crew leader meetings about “who is a leader?” and “what makes a leader in our company?” Do you remember the answer? It appears Martin Luther King Jr. knew all about leadership. In fact, he learned it from someone who spoke about it over 2000 years ago.
in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. quoted Jesus’ words in Mark 10. Then he said, “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve.… You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.”
When Jesus’ disciples quarreled about who would get the places of honor in heaven, He told them: “Whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:43 – 45).
Please share with your crew that anyone can be a leader or take on a leadership position by just helping another. It is at that moment you are a true leader.
Have an ALLBRIGHT Day! Sincerely, Joshua Abramson | Chief Solutionist A.ALLBRIGHT Inc. | 1 – 800-WE PAINT Homes, HOAs & Happiness | AALLBRIGHT.COM
About David Chism
David Chism started his business out of a passion for helping small contracting businesses grow, be more profitable and become better known to their target clients. One lifelong hobby of David is using techie gadgets. So this blog is a place where he writes about technology, marketing ideas, just for fun (humor), personal thoughts on small business and more.