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HME Leadership by the Book HME Leadership by the Book
hether we are leading teams within an HME provider business, volunteering at a local charity, or coaching our kid’s soccer team, we all know the intrinsic value of great leadership. But while we know great leadership when we see it, often it is challenging for us to define, hard work to develop, and difficult for us to see those abilities in ourselves that we may admire in others.
There is a seemingly endless list of ever-expanding leadership qualities, characteristics, and traits to
choose from, but how do we know whose example to follow, how do we know what strategies will work in our environment? Isn’t there a quick checklist to follow, a podcast to listen to, or an app to download so we can
get this right?
The beauty of great leadership is that it is shaped by
timeless principles that do not change. One of the greatest places to check this out is to “kick it old school” and look at
the lives, actions, emotions, and impact of those who have gone before us — way, way before us.
According to the Guinness World Records, the Bible (or the holy scriptures,
Great leadership is shaped by timeless principles that do not change. How can you take some of the oldest “old school” leadership principles and apply them to modern HME business leadership?
By Jonathan Walters, ATP/SMS, CEAC
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