Long before I became a Christian life and leadership coach, there was a popular phrase which has been used for many years - "You can't see the forest for the tree." For several people in management or a supervisory capacity, they have difficulty seeing anything but the tree. And that tree is them self. The point of this article is to stress that no one will willingly follow or be lead by a selfish, prideful and arrogant person.

These so called leaders can rarely see past themselves. These leaders refer to many things in terms of "I" "I" is a personal pronoun that deals with self. It is important to know that whether we are talking about the single tree or the pronoun