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AUTHORITY...
From
the Latin word AUGERE, which means "to cause to grow," "to
promote" or "to increase."
The
word AUTHOR also comes from AUGERE. An author gives
birth to a character and then "causes it to grow."
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Too
often, when we exercise AUTHORITY, we become AUTHORITARIAN
and overbearing, trying to lord it over others.
To
be truly AUTHORITATIVE we need to cause others to grow.
It is there growth that gives us authority.
The
truth is simple. We gain AUTHORITY not by lording it over
others, but by serving others.
This
is a paradox. But is the only way to be an effective leader.
We
CAN do it!
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