Tag: Failure

Successful Leaders

August 20, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Leaders do not succeed alone. Although the author is unknown, perhaps one of the most significant thoughts on successful leaders claims, “Successful leadership is your ability to direct and challenge the very best that is in those whom you lead.”

Since leadership depends on followers, it only makes sense to understand the need to draw out the best in others.

Adjustments may be required for leaders to achieve this goal. However, the ability to do so makes the difference between success and failure.

Leadership Greatness

August 11, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Leadership is often viewed as influencing and instilling greatness in others. However, true leadership brings out the greatness already inside of them?

John Buchan said, “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.”

Consider how we can achieve this:

Believe people have greatness within. 
Arrange opportunities to be responsible and accountable.
Allow them to fail.
Provide support when they do.
Create a team atmosphere.

These are just five suggestions, but when applied, they highlight leadership greatness.

Measuring Success

July 10, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

What determines success or failure?

Success is defined as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. It is further identified as the attainment of popularity or profit.

While this is broad, it is also revealing. How often do we consider success only in terms of fame and fortune? By a number? Quantitatively?

In leadership, we need to remember that true success is defined as…

Remaining true to the course…
Learning from mistakes…
Seeing growth in a positive direction…
Growing each person into their potential…

Most may measure success by a profit and loss column, but not in spiritual leadership. True success is measured by God.

Live Holy

May 1, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Far too many believe they cannot overcome their past. The failures and, at times, successes experienced tend to consume the whole of one’s focus.

When this happens, we are blinded to a better way for moving forward because we cannot think about anything but the past. We remain stuck and stagnant to greater growth possibilities.

Remember, past successes or failures do not define us, and the future is determined by how we direct today.

Today, I am all in.

Today, I will live holy.

Today, I will lead.

Failure (part 2)

April 9, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Dealing with failure has never been easy. How we deal with it makes a powerful statement to the development of our leadership.

Building on the suggestions from yesterday, consider the following.

Do not hesitate to act. Hesitation comes with a high price. Waiting to act creates a perception of apathy.

Learn from failure. Study the strengths and weaknesses of the present circumstances. Determine and implement the changes needed to overcome and prevent the same mistakes.

Make necessary adjustments to move beyond the failure to build confidence in others toward leadership. Work to build a series of successful events or programs to reassure the strength of the leadership.

Failure (part 1)

April 8, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Who or what determines failure? Why is failure seen as negative? How can leaders deal with failure in ways to improve and benefit their leadership?

Consider a couple of steps:

First, recognize failure is inevitable. No matter who you are or where you are, failure takes place.

Second, acknowledge it and take responsibility. Do not ignore, deny, or cast blame when failure occurs.

Third, failure is not fatal. Winston Churchill is credited with saying, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Discouragement

February 14, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

What is it that brings discouragement to leadership? Failure? Inability? People?

Discouragement causes us to lose confidence and enthusiasm.

So, how do we prevent it?

1) Focus on higher priorities and a greater cause.
2) Work to create confidence and enthusiasm in others.
3) Develop a work ethic of diligence and integrity.
4) Determine to do “what” is right not just “be” right.
5) Remember we will make mistakes. Deal with them properly and move on.

Following a few ideas can encourage others and bring a greater encouragement to our own leadership. Then we will see more times when we are up rather than down.

Success or Failure?

January 20, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Although the origin is unknown, I’ve heard several versions of this thought, “I do not know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”

Many do not lead because they are afraid to fail. If everyone had this attitude, where would we be spiritually? If no one had the courage to lead, what would happen to the church? We know it is impossible to please everyone.

Therefore…

Lead with the Bible as the basis for all decisions.
Make decisions with confidence.
Communicate decisions clearly.
Express why the decisions are made.
Understand not everyone will like or agree with all decisions.

Spiritual Evaluation

December 18, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Most organizations require a quarterly report. This is an evaluation of the work. Corporate leaders want to know the facts and figures contributing to the success or failure of plans to reach projected goals. Nearing the end of the year, we should also evaluate the year overall.

With spiritual leadership this quarterly or year-end report is just as valuable.

Evaluations are usually difficult. They cause us to examine what we do not want to face and take an honest look at reality. They are necessary. Our integrity will be demonstrated and challenged.

However, a spiritual quarterly report helps us prepare for the next step in growth.

Confidence

July 5, 2024 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Confidence in one’s ability diminishes when leaders experience failure, suffer discouragement, or they are harshly criticized by others.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal” is the powerful thought expressed by Winston Churchill. Recognizing that the only time failure exists is when we give up helps us redirect our thinking when success is beyond our reach.

Suffering discouragement generally follows moments of failure. We begin to overcome discouragement by evaluating the cause and seeking help to address it.

Criticism, even when harshly given, provides growth benefits if we are able to see them in this way. Instead of “reacting,” we need to “act” appropriately as a spiritual leader.

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