Furthermore, Nehemiah says, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations . . . I never demanded the food allotted to the governor, because the demands were heavy on the people. In the intensity of this survival situation, the people desperately needed a climate of unselfishness, of sharing, of cooperation. But someone had to be the thermostat. Nehemiah was that man.
Parents do it at home . . .
Dad establishes a climate when he walks in the door at night . In a sense, we are all leaders to the extent we set a climate where we are. Not so much with what you say, but more with the way you are. You're a leader - you are setting a climate, whether you realize it or not. And you reap the climate you sow.