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regulate our unhelpful instinctual responses — that ’ s how he made sure that our hard situations don ’ t turn into fatal resolutions .” He did .
10 . Wonkiness
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ His Understanding the underlying numbers is the best thing he done for our services . As we have to services our church , the biggest impact on us was to increase our church services to 50 families to 1400 families . We would not have known to focus on this metric without being able to accurately analyze our data .” He did .
11 . Authenticity
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ It ’ s true that imitation is one of the greatest forms of flattery , but not when it comes to leadership and as a great leader Fr . Bishoy in our lifetime led from a place of authenticity . He taught us skills along the way but we never lost our authentic voice , opinions and , ultimately , how we make decisions .” He did .
12 . Open-mindedness
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ One of the biggest myths is that good leaders are great visionaries with dogged determination to stick to their goals no matter what ” It ’ s nonsense ”. The truth is , leaders like Fr . Bishoy needed to keep an open mind while being flexible , and adjust if necessary . He did .
13 . Decisiveness
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ The mentor Fr . Bishoy taught us how to manage one important piece of advice that translates well into the professional world : ‘ Make the calls fast , make the calls loud and don ’ t look back .’ He did .
14 . Reasonableness
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ he taught us that we all provide something unique to this world . The more we focus on genuine connections with people and look for ways to help them , rather than just focus on what they can do for us , the more likable and personable we become . This isn ’ t what made Fr . Bishoy to be a great leader , but it is to be a respected leader , which can make all the difference in our services .” He did .
15 . Empowerment
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ His successful teams didn ’ t always have the most talent but did have teammates with the right combination of skills , strengths and a common trust in each other . To build an ‘ overachieving ’ team , he was able to delegate responsibility and authority . By giving away responsibilities isn ’ t easy . It was actually harder to do than completing the task by himself but with the right selection and support , delegating it paid off . It is how he truly find our capabilities and get the most out of us .” He did .
16 . Positivity
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ In order to achieve greatness , He created a culture of optimism . There were many ups and downs , but his prevalence of positivity kept the church going . We truly believed in making the impossible possible .” He did .
17 . Generosity
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ His main goal always been to offer the best of himself . He made us grow as a collective whole one family . He was able to build up others and help them grow as individuals .” He did .
18 . Persistence
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ As great leader once told me , ‘ persistence beats resistance .’ I ’ ve learned the major lesson : All great things take time and we must persist no matter what . That ’ s what it takes to be a leader : willingness to go beyond where others will stop .” He did .
19 . Wisdom
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ It takes understanding every day to be able to separate that which is really important from all unimportant . It ’ s Fr . Bishoy ’ s wisdom it was able to separate such important with time . He did .
20 . Communication
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ He made us aware of his expectations and if we fall short his constant communication is to give us the balancing act . He did .
21 . Accountability
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ It ’ s a lot easier to assign blame others than to hold ourselves accountable . But Fr . Bishoy taught us to be genuinely humble to admit a bad judgment and It ’ s not only taking responsibility ; it ’ s taking the next step to make it right .” He did .
22 . Restlessness
Fr . Bishoy was a leader because “ It takes real leadership to find the strengths within each person on his team and then be willing to look outside to plug the gaps . He did , Forever in our hart remember us in the kingdom of our Lord .
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