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According
to the Holy Quran,
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لا
تَفْعَلُونَ
كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَقُولُوا مَا لا
تَفْعَلُونَ
O you who believe! Why
you SAY that which you DO not? Grievously odious is it in
the sight of Allah that you SAY that which you DO not.
Al-Qur'an, 061.002-003 (As-Saff
[The Ranks, Battle Array])
The importance of "walking
the talk" or "practicing what you preach" cannot be
overemphasized. Leaders or IMAAMs are the role models
who set the standard by which other people calibrate their
own behaviors.
According
to a Chinese Proverb,
“It is not
the cry but the flight of the wild duck which leads the
flock to fly and to follow."
According
to Albert
Schweitzer (1875 - 1965), the great French philosopher and
physician
"Example
is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only
thing."
According to
Peter Drucker (1909-2005), the great management consultant,
“While
hiring a new corporate leader, look for integrity. A leader
sets an example, especially a strong leader. He or she is
someone on whom people – especially younger people – in the
organization model themselves”
According to
Jack Welch,
“To
spark others to perform, you must lead by example”
Alexander
the Great, the king of Macedonia, was one of the superb
leaders of all time. He became king at the age of 19, when
his father, Philip II, was assassinated. In the next 11
years, he conquered much of the known world, leading his
armies against numerically superior forces. Yet, when he was
at the height of his power, the master of the known world,
the greatest ruler in history to that date, he would still
draw his sword at the beginning of a battle and lead his men
forward into the conflict. He insisted on leading by
example. Alexander felt that he could not ask his men to
risk their lives unless he was willing to demonstrate by his
actions that he had complete confidence in the outcome. The
sight of Alexander charging forward so excited and motivated
his soldiers that no force on earth could stand before them.
11-06-08
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