Quotes & Definitions

“Leadership is taking the lead in your field that makes men refer to you.” –
David Oyedepo •

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”- Warren G. Bennis

“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” ~ Margaret Thatcher

“The secrets of great men are in their stories.” – Dr David Oyedepo

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong but not rude; be kind, but not
weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not
arrogant; have humour, but without folly”
~ Jim Rohn

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” ~ Tony
Blair

“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their
problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost
confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a
failure of leadership.” ~ Colin Powell

“Leadership is taking the lead in your field that makes men refer to you.” –
David Oyedepo

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”- Warren G. Bennis

“The ability to influence a group towards the achievement of a vision or a set

of goals” Robbins & Judge (2015) (Organizational Behavior

An active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles

– Cambridge Dictionary

“the condition in which people’s concerns are incomparable

- Kenneth Thomas and Ralph Kilmann.
“An incompatibility of goal or values between two or more parties in a
relationship, combined with attempts to control each other and antagonistic
feelings toward each other” -Ron Fisher, 1990.

Since everything rises and falls on leadership (John C. Maxwell), every leader
should be abreast with the conflict management skills.

'The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by
merely changing his attitude' -Oprah Winfrey

They appear to save time: “Short cuts make long delays.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

They promise a great future: “Yesterday's shortcuts are today's nightmares.

The race is quicker when we're stricter. Keep your eyes on today, and declare
what you may.” ― Mark O'Brien

They appear smarter: “There are many shortcuts to failure, but there are no
shortcuts to true success.” ― Orrin Woodward

They appear Cheaper: “Every shortcut has a price usually greater than the
reward.” ― Bryant McGill

'Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing

himself.' -Leo Tolstoy

“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then
crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward” -Martin Luther
King Jr.

“The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.”
—Bill Clinton

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” -John D. Rockefeller
Scriptures

For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many
adversaries. 1 Corinthians 16:9

Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and
considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. – Hebrews 13:7.

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.-
Mathew 4:19.

It originated from God: “All things were made through Him, and without Him
nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of
men.” John 1:3-4

“For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All things were created through Him and for Him.” Colossians 1:16

It is about a system of government called “The Kingdom”: “Your kingdom

come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10

The King is also the Father: “Pray, therefore, like this: Our Father Who is in
heaven, hallowed (kept holy) be Your name.” Matthew 6:9

For Whom every family in heaven and on earth is named [that Father from
Whom all fatherhood takes its title and derives its name]. Ephesians 3:14-15

“So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people
with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your
enemies— I will give you what you asked for!” 1 Kings 3:11

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife
– Proverbs 15:18 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief
friends. Proverbs 16:28
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Proverbs
15:1
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. But I tell you,
do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to
them the other cheek also. –Matthew 5:38

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all
speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye
be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
– 1 Corinthians 1:10

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an
example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity

Galatians 6:9 ESV And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season
we will reap, if we do not give up

Exodus 18:21 Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear
God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the
people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens

Luke 6:31 And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me

(Matt. 7:24-27) “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does
them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the
rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house;
and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

“If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.” Proverbs 24:10 (NLT)

“If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.”
(TMT)

They always look more attractive: “There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death”. Proverbs 14:12
“So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children.
Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her.” And
Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal”. Genesis 16:2

“This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! He will
raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will
live in open hostility against all his relatives.” Genesis 16:12

“This is what the Lord says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your
own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man
before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view”.
2 Samuel 12:11

“He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west”.
Psalm 103:5

“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions
never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness”.
Lamentations 3:22-23

Abraham the Friend of God: “O our God, did you not drive out those who
lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this
land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?” 2 Chronicles 20:7

David, a Man after God’s Heart: “But God removed Saul and replaced him
with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a
man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do” Acts 13:22

Ecclesiastes 3:1,11,17
– To Every Thing there is a Season, and a Time to every Purpose under the
heaven…He has made everything beautiful in its time…for there is a time there
for every Purpose and for every Work

Genesis 8:22

1 Chronicles 12:32
Mathew 13:11-12
– “For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but
from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

Lessons About God’s Kingdom (Matthew 25:14-30)

The Master gave out gifts- Vs 14
The gifts were given according to personal abilities- Vs 15
Two of the servants moved instantly- Vs 16- 17
One servant was idle and lazy- Vs 18
The Master rewarded according to results- Vs 20-23
The Lazy servant complained- Vs 24-25
Laziness and idleness are equated with wickedness- Vs 26
More reward was given to the productive- Vs 28
The Lazy servant was punished- Vs 30

Leadership Attributes of Moses

Patriotism - Exodus 2:11-25
Wisdom – Exodus 2:15, 18:13-24
Faith and Obedience- Exodus 4&5
Vision- Exodus 5:1

Leadership Attributes of Esther

Patriotism Esther 4:4
Faith – Esther 4:16
Wisdom –Esther 5:4-8
Courage - Esther 4:16
Vision- Esther 4:14

David
- Slept with Bathsheba: 2 Samuel 11:4
- Attempted to cover up: 2 Samuel 11:7-9, 13
- Killed Uriah: 2 Samuel 11:14-15
BOOKS

• “Winning with people” by John C Maxwell

• “Jesus on leadership” by Gene Wilkes

• “The spirit of leadership” by Myles Munroe

• “Inclusive leadership” by Edwin Hollander

• “Conflict mode instrument” by Thomas Killman 📚

• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don’t, by
Jim Collins📚
• Delivering Happiness, by Tony Hsieh 📚
• The Innovator’s Dilemma, by Clayton Christensen 📚
• Tribes, by Seth Godin 📚
• How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie 📚
• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sanderson 📚
Don’t Be overconfident: "I stopped doing the things in business that had
made me so successful in the first place, a devastating mistake business
owners often make." Tom Corson- Knowles

Avoid fear: "If you want to grow, you need to get over any fear you may have of
making mistakes." John C. Maxwell,

Own up: "Admitting to a mistake means refusing to use other people as

scape-goats to avoid responsibility but rather courageously owning up to
every single one of them." - T. Whitmore

Learn: "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."
Henry Ford
Attitude of Leadership
– Meeting Needs

▪ Domain of Leadership
Influence
– Field of Endeavor, Career/Occupation

▪ Activities of Leadership
– Manage of Self , Tasks and Resources

▪ Object of Leadership
– Value Creation, Addition or Multiplication

▪ Purpose of Leadership
– Kingdom Advancement

David Oyedepo’s Leadership Philosophies

– Taking the Lead in Meeting Needs
– Taking the Lead in One’s Field
– Effective Management of Self, Task and
Resources
– Leadership is commanding followership by
outstanding performance
– Leadership is an accomplishment of a task and
expressed in the Values Added

Levels of Leadership
1. Position (Rights) - People follow because they have to

2. Permission (Relationships) - People follow because they want to

3. Production (Results) - People follow because of what you've done for the
organization.
4. People Development (Reproduction) - People follow because of what
you've done for them.

5. Pinnacle (Respect) - People follow because of what you represent.

ISREAL Innovation Highlights

Agriculture:
Though located in the desert(no water), Israel developed drip irrigation which
allows just a small amount of water to get the root of plants. Also developed
precision agriculture. [Link]

Water:
Uses water recycling to save 85% of the water available(largest percentage in
the world)

Military:
14th most powerful military in the world. Mandatory military service for all
citizens from 18 years old. Has 3 Million people ready for military service

Education:
45% of Israelis are university-educated, which is among the highest in the
world

Technology
Multidisciplinary thinking- combining mathematics, biology, computer
science, and organic chemistry, Compugen has been pioneering what its call
predictive drug development

DUBAI Innovation Highlights

The palm Jumeirah- Man made island
The biggest mall- The Dubai Mall
The only 7 star hotel- Burj Al Arab
The tallest building in the world-
Burj Khalifah
The museum of the future
Desert skiing
The world islands
Oil accounts for less than 1% of DUBAI’S GDP, While tourism accounts for 20%.

CHINA Innovation Highlights

Radical Reforms
Contextualised Leadership
Aggressive education
Reverse engineering

SAMSUNG
1- In 1938, Lee Byung-Chull launched Samsung in South Korea as a grocery
shop.
2- In 1940, due to tight competition in the grocery segment, Samsung
abandoned grocery for producing and selling of noddles.
3- In 1950, Samsung abandoned production of noddles for producing of sugar.
4- In 1954, Samsung left sugar and started a woolen mill in Korea.
5- In 1956, Samsung abandoned woolen mill and started selling Insurance and
securities.
6- In 1960, Samsung left selling of insurance and securities for production of
television - the black and white television. Not color television.
7- In 1980, Samsung switched to telecoms, producing telephone switch
boards.
8- In 1987, Lee the founder and owner of Samsung died. The company now
broke into four independent companies- department stores, chemicals &
logistics,
paper/telecom and electronics.
9- Same year, Samsung decided to focus on international investing, investing
in plants & semi conductor facilities around the world.
10- In 1990, Samsung delved into real estate abandoning international
investing in semi conductors. Samsung built the worlds tallest buildings:
Petronas Towers Malaysia, Taipei 101 in Taiwan
11- In 1993, there was heavy recession and Asian markets went belly up, Lee's
son who had succeeded him as the CEO of Samsung began downsizing,
selling subsidiaries and merged the rest.
12- With the merging of the electronics, engineering and chemicals division,
Samsung became the worlds largest producer of memory chips.
13- In 1995, Samsung switched to liquid-crystal displays and over the next 10
years became the worlds largest manufacturer of flat screen television.
14- In 2010, with liquid crystal displays becoming competitive, Samsung
launches a 10 year growth strategy, with smart phones being a key focus.
15- In 2016, Samsung is worlds largest mobile and smart phone maker,
outselling iPhone two to one.
Definition of Leadership.
The Genetic View – Born as Leaders.
The Learned View – Learned to be Leaders.
The Heroic View – Wise and Courageous Performers.
The Top-Only View – The Boss as the Leader.
The Social Script View – Leaders by Appointment.
The Position View – Titular Leaders.
The Calling View – Religious or Secular Call

Great Man or Trait School: Celebrates outstanding individual leaders and

focuses on their traits and accomplishments.

Behavioural Styles School: Describes leadership in terms of people-task

orientation; different combinations of this orientation produce different styles
of leadership.

Situational or Context School: States that the context shapes leaders’

responses to be more relationship/task motivated, or more
authoritative/participative.

Contingency or Interactionist School: Proposes that leaders’ influence is

contingent on various factors (like positional power), which in turn
determines appropriate leadership styles.

Transactional or Transformational School: Sees leadership as a negotiated

cost benefit exchange and as a people-centred pursuit involving shared goals
for good of all.

Defeating Ethnocentrism: Dr. David Oyedepo’s Quotes on Leadership

Values

•“Leadership is about taking the lead in meeting the needs of others; it is not
about positions or titles”

•Leaders are called to herald change.

Leaders are captioned as Value Adding Personalities (VAP) rather than Very
Important Personalities (VIP).

• Leadership begins from the man who will in turn develop the society where
he finds himself.
Leaders are those WHO SHOW THE WAY in their fields by the proofs of their
efforts that culminate in knowledge creation and problem solving.

•Leaders are doers rather than talkers.