Servant-y, leadership-y thing

Over the last few years I think some of the directions in leadership have been off a little. For example in my mind "leadership" is cool, "management" is bad, and "following" isn't part of the equation. As I've been listening to Stephen Covey's The Eighth Habit, I think a healthier approach is that all people should inhabit all of these elements, but that different roles require a different ratios. Below are my thoughts on the pieces:

• Leadership - the influence of oneself and of those around you to a vision beyond you. It is purely about people. Taking responsibility for your being and then influencing those around you through the fruit of the Spirit. Influence is not manipulation, but rather helping others participate in the roles that passion, skill, and Godly direction have emerged
  
• Management - stewardship of tangibles. Resources, money, schedules/time, facilities, etc. all need to be administered. The details are no less important than the vision
  
• Following - allowing oneself to be influenced, to be humbled, to submit to works and visions bigger than one's own. To stay in proper relationship with Christ. To submit to others for any number of reasons, one of which is because that is how honest communities work
  

The definitions are not perfect, but could you imagine a Body in which every person was taught how to engage their world through these? The Janitor who has a simple vision for people in an organization and starts praying. He holds the door open for people out of his way. He smiles while walking down the hall. He influences to the benefit of the Kingdom of God. Then he takes seriously using his money for purposes that expand the Kingdom. There isn't much, but each dollar is used with intention and has today and eternity in mind. He is a pleasure to lead taking care of business beyond what is appropriate and recognizes that all leaders are following someone or something. He will not be manipulated, but will listen to his wife say the same thing she has said a million times and hear something a little different. He will submit to her for no other reason than he loves her and wants her to understand it.