Tag: Influence

Honest Influence

October 7, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Although stated in various ways, Mark Twain provides a powerful thought in this statement, “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.”

Leaders will influence small and large groups of people. Their influence is going to be measured by the level of honesty perceived.

When leaders are seen as being dishonest, people will not follow.

When leaders are seen as honest, the opposite is true.

Even when it might seem easier to bend the truth, honesty is always the best policy.

The result of this practice has lasting repercussions on our leadership influence.

Setting the Example

October 2, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Nestled in the idea of an example is understanding our influence as leaders. We influence people everyday. We influence people in what is right or wrong. The difference is bound up in the example we set. 

Setting an example is associated with consistency. Mahatma Ghandi and others are noted for saying we must become the change we want to see.

Setting the example is also associated with servanthood. The only time Jesus said, “I gave you an example” was connected to being a servant.

If we want to be who God desires, we need to understand the significance identified with our example of leadership.

Leading Self

September 19, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

When we examine our day to day activities we need to ask ourselves, “How well do I lead myself?”

Thomas J. Watson Sr. said, “Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.”

Have we established specific plans for the last few months of this year?

Are we disciplined enough to use each day to finish, and finish strong?

We all influence others. We are leaders.

Now is the time for us to understand the power of our influence and make proper application to leading self.

Update Your Leadership

July 30, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Owning a smart phone presents several challenges, especially when it comes to scheduled updates, which occur frequently. We learn several things: 

The speed of change. Technology is changing rapidly.

Public demands. Anytime a new tool is released, the public puts it to the test.

Competition. Everyone must bring their “A game” to succeed.

Spiritual leadership is called to lead people with this influence. Our culture is constantly changing, problems require attention…now, and Satan competes for the souls of humanity. The task before us is not easy.

Perhaps we need a leadership update. Stay tuned for more.

Influence

June 26, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

The Energizer battery company put together ads of an indestructible rabbit powered by Energizer batteries. Nothing could stop it. This rabbit kept on going and going!

Doesn’t this describe a leaders influence? Our physical bodies will not last, but our influence will be remembered long after we are gone.

How do we want to be remembered?

However we answer that question, we must begin living it…NOW! It does not happen by accident. It is the result of intentional and diligent effort.

Our influence lives long beyond now, but it is determined by the choices we make now.

CIA

June 13, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

This is not referring to the Central Intelligence Agency.

For our purposes, CIA stands for Consistency In Action. When leaders demonstrate consistency others have an example worth following.

Jesus constantly addressed the problem of inconsistency demonstrated by religious leaders. 

Among other areas, their inconsistency was seen in giving, prayer, and fasting. Their worship was worthless. Their lips moved in the right direction, but their heart went in the opposite direction. 

Jesus condemned them because their actions did not align with their teaching.

If we lead with CIA, our influence will reach greater heights.

Time Well Spent

May 14, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

The apostle Paul looked back on his life and wrote, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.”

The terminology is past tense. He knew his time was well spent.

When we examine our lives as leaders, can we look back on our lives and influence in the Lord’s kingdom as time well spent?

There will always be areas we wish we could change. We must learn from them and make sure we do not repeat them.

Our time is to be used. I pray we will live in a way that we can look back and think it was time well spent.

Power

May 13, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Why does power appeal to so many in the role of leadership?

Does it involve authority?

Is it control?

Could it be decision-making?

Spiritually, the answer is, “NO!”

Power involves the ability to do something or act in a specific way that influences the behavior and direction of others.

Power is about God’s ability to direct and influence the behavior of others.

The word of the cross is God’s power to save. It will save you and me. Our only power comes by sharing it with others?

What Shall I Do?

February 7, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Nearly 2,000 years ago this question was asked by a governor with the power to deliver or destroy. Sadly, the influence of the Jews and fear of allowing a threat to Rome go free, Pilate sentenced Jesus to crucifixion.

Our answer becomes a foundation for our influence in several areas of life.

Family: Let us lead our family to heaven.
Job: Work to please Christ, not men.
Worship: Meet with God and bring a gift.
World: Be the influence our world needs.

What will we do? Our answer makes the difference in others seeing the influence of Jesus.

Difficult to Lead

January 24, 2025 bobturner Daily Leadership, saltJournal 0 Comments

Why do more not lead? One of the top reasons involves the difficultly.

We have all heard, “If it were easy everyone would do it.” Well, it is not easy. At the same time, everyone is doing it. We all influence others. Maybe we should ask ourselves, “How do we influence them?”

For good or evil?
To build on the rock or sand?
To walk in the light or darkness?
To be a sheep or a goat?
To live for Christ or against Him?

It is one tough job, but it is worth the effort.

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