Leadership Lessons from Noah

• Plan ahead….It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
• Stay fit….When you’re 600 years old someone might ask you to do something really big.
• Don’t listen to critics….do what must be done.
• Build on high ground.
• For safety’s sake….travel in pairs.
• Two heads are better than one.
• Speed isn’t always an advantage….the cheetahs were on board, but then so were the turtles.
• Take care of your animals as if they were the last ones on earth.
• Don’t forget that we’re all in the same boat.
• When things get really deep, don’t sit there and complain….Shovel!
• Stay below deck during the storm.
• The ark was built by amateurs….the Titanic was built by professionals.
• If you have to start over….have a friend by your side.
• Remember that woodpeckers inside are often a bigger threat than the storm outside.
• Don’t miss the boat. Repeat….DO NOT miss the boat.
• No matter how bleak it looks….there’s always a rainbow on the horizon.

– Author Unknown