http://www.georgebarna.com Facilitating A Spiritual And Moral Revolution Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:36:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.georgebarna.com/2010/01/delayed-gratification/ http://www.georgebarna.com/2010/01/delayed-gratification/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:29:46 +0000 George Barna http://www.georgebarna.com/?p=161 During the interviewing process for my book, Master Leaders, one of the most riveting comments that emerged was the idea that leaders must be able to handle delayed gratification. Our “payoff” comes after we have helped others to be successful. Sometimes that takes a few hours, sometimes perhaps a few years. I think this is less of a struggle for a true leader than for someone posing as a leader because the natural orientation of a great leader is to think in the future, not in the moment. Perhaps one’s comfort with delayed gratification is a filter for determining whether or not someone is truly a leader. And wouldn’t recognizing that success may not be seen for a prolonged period of time reduce the pressure felt to produce immediate results? Great leaders always seem to have the long view in mind. Evaluating impact over the long haul through the growth of the people we lead is part of that package.

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