There is a growing concern as to whether, or not, leadership is fulfilling its purpose in America. It seems to me that lead¬ership should have a dual intrinsic function in the mindset of the leader and within the organization being led; one is performance, and the other is organizational culture; how the workforce behaves while performing. Leadership must enable a leader and his/her organization to become better productively, to achieve with increasing performance and quality the strategic goals of the organization. Exceptional leadership behaviors must also equip one for excellence in achievement, resolute determination, and creative thinking. To think creatively, strategically, and develop a culture in which producing excellence in everything the organization does is a very difficult and challenging task; but that really is the purpose of great leadership. This book will get you there.

We must remember that good effort alone in leadership is not good enough. Effective and efficient effort, plus high performance, and quality outcomes; that is the goal of great leadership. Great leadership habits give one not only the power to demonstrate high performance, but also clear strategic and highly worthy objectives upon which to focus your excellent cultural behaviors. Great leader¬ship behaviors will transform your organization and give you the benefit of the collective endowment of greatness, and also the accumulated exceptional performance in great leadership, within a requisite culture of excellence. To these ends, greatness really is what greatness does! If you desire to be a great leader in your organization and in life, the 10 Principles of Exceptional Leadership is the map.

The 10 principles of exceptional leadership that will be expanded upon in this book are as follows:

Principle 1 is Perception. Who you are matters.
Principle 2 is Relationships. Exceptional relationships are the bedrocks of exceptional leadership.
Principle 3 is Inspiration. An exceptional leader inspires a shared vision.
Principle 4 is NOW. A great leader must be in the NOW, navigating with organizational focus and a worldview.
Principle 5 is Complete. The exceptional leader is complete. He or she is cubic-of equal measure in the length, width, and height of their leadership.
Principle 6 is Intensity. Exceptional leadership is exceptionally intense. Intensity pushes you to your maximum. It pushes you to be exceptional in everything you do.
Principle 7 is People, Processes, and Paradigms. The exceptional leader creates performance paradigms with exceptional people and processes in mind.
Principle 8 is Leadership. The exceptional leader leads the way by modeling exceptional leadership behaviors and skills.
Principle 9 is Expectations. The exceptional leader has high expectations.
Principle 10 is Strategy. The exceptional leader must have a strategic plan that guides and informs organizational behaviors.

EVERYDAY is a daily devotional for Christians seeking a deeper walk with the Lord. This is a series of four books that provide 13 weeks each of deep daily contemplations into the Love of God, the Nature of God, the Glory of God, and the Promises of God. This book series, EVERYDAY, My Absolute Best for My King, is a collection of my daily contemplations that pull me closer into my relationship with the King. In contemplating the Love, Nature, Glory, and Promises of God, this series' true value to the saint rests in its overbearing insistence that Jesus, because of the reality of the tragedy on the Cross, through the redemptive power of His life, death, and resurrection, is the only secure foundation upon which a Christian can resurrect a life in Christ and be made whole and held blameless. While my contemplations are influenced by all Christian religious books, sermons, and text, including the Bible and daily devotionals, I have read and/or listened to over the years, the contemplations in this series of books are not meant to be an interpretation of any other book, sermon, or text. These contemplations are depictions of my personal understandings. I have attempted to bring my Christian journey to life in a manner that allows all saints to gain a deeper understanding of our Lord and Savior so you can come to know Him for yourself. The great command unto all saints of the Living God is to spread the gospel to all nations. EVERYDAY is my act of obedience to the great command. I pray the words of my mind, and the mediations of my heart, will, in some great manner, bring each saint into a deeper, more meaningful, and richer relationship with God and the Redemptive Power of Jesus Christ. May your lifelong journey into the depths of the love, nature, glory, and promises of the Lord begin today and continue EVERYDAY.