Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
When leaders lead in ways that people's brains can follow, good results follow as well. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Leaders set a very clear path every day, in a thousand different ways, of what the people must attend to, inhibit, and… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
A leader's responsibility is to cause a vision and mission to have tangible results in the real world. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
The business of church is ultimately people. You're trying to heal people, grow people, teach people, and mend people. And when leaders… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
What happens with a lot of leaders is that their leadership style is like ADD; they are all over the place with… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, churches are started by an entrepreneurial church plant visionary whom everybody follows, but he's not following anybody. Even though he's "accountable… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
I'm not an expert in the sociological realities of all the pastors in the world, but I would say that there are… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
I fell in love with the topic of leadership. For three decades, that has been a major focus of my hands-on work:… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“successful leaders are bigger than any individual outcome; their sense of self-worth doesn’t depend on its having to work. Their whole self-image… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that's present. — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Are we paying attention to what is important, inhibiting the things that will not help or will hurt us, and keeping current?” — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Neglecting them leads to spiritual and emotional problems; having them met, however, frees us to meet the needs of others cheerfully and without resentment.… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“we need people to whom we can talk and who will understand without invalidating our feelings by saying the following: You shouldn’t feel that… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“What appear to be dangerous and even bad periods in some lives can actually bring them closer to the Lord, because these individuals honestly… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“We are drawn to Jesus because “he learned obedience from what he suffered” (Heb. 5:8). People who are growing up are also drawn to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
If you want to become healthy, you have to surround yourself with a group of people that are getting healthy, and you have to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel. — Henry Cloud Copy Share
Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives. — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Forgiveness and opening up to more abuse are not the same thing. Forgiveness has to do with the past. Reconciliation and boundaries have to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“The old saying, “Don’t get mad. Just get even” isn’t accurate. It’s far better to say, “Don’t get mad. Set a limit!” Myth” — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“When we fail to express our needs, we remain islands unto ourselves—detached, alone, arrogant, and proud. But when we expose our needs, we are… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
“Receiving forgiveness when we know we’ve truly blown it is a humbling and growth-producing experience. It’s the only thing better than forgiving someone else.… — Henry Cloud Copy Share
