In the Name of Jesus and by the Authority of the God of the Israelites I pray that all unemployed persons world-wide will receive a hundred-fold blessing directly from the Living God that will leave employed persons baffled and amazed. Let it be as if kites are sent up with the messages: “love someone”, “do something”, “learn something”, “shelter someone”, “feed someone”, “grow something”, “appreciate someone”, “challenge someone”, “cook something”, “repair something”, “make something” etc. Let each of these unemployed be a messenger from the Living God with an important message and let their message be heard. It is a little thing for so powerful a God that He gives a role and importance to the smallest of living organisms so that they can interact with the powerful.

Keep up the great writing!

I am also glad that you bring up mentoring. That is a type of leadership that exists entirely to help somebody learn and grow. It is sorely lacking in most US workplaces today. I hope you find a good one early in your career. I think that also deserves some attention in my http://www.egoecosystem.com blog.

This morning I attended a leadership seminar for those in my role at Disney and I thought it beautifully complimented your post. As we were discussing:
A manager is someone who does the job right, a leader is someone who does what they think is right. Integrity is the most important quality in a leader (at least that is what we came up with this morning), because without integrity it would be very difficult to inspire others or even to communicate. Leaders are excellent at dealing with the unexpected, but who will listen to them if they are lacking integrity? I’m not so worried about the Negative Nancy leadership styles because just like the classroom bully, no one likes them and we all know it; we’re just afraid to stand up to them because they have the ability to hurt us with words. Maybe if you utilize your positive leadership skills, you can confront the Negative Nancy types and make them feel like real jerks for needing to stoop to their level. They attract their following by intimidating others or using that loud domineering demeanor to create the feeling that they must be right because they said their beliefs the loudest! Maybe we consider them leaders because of their passion? They may lack integrity, but boy are they passionate!

Just one more thing. You mentioned, “When a leaders job is done, he should step back” but I’m not sure that a good or effective leader would have to. If a leader is inspiring others to do something and utilizing great relationship skills, I think that those that were being led, will step up and do something regardless of whether the leader is telling them to or not. The leader may become more of a mentor, but they are still a leader for those who need them.