It is true that no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care

• A husband and father earns the right to lead his family by caring for his wife and children.
• A minister earns the right to preach by caring for his congregation.
• A physician earns the right to teach medical students and residents by caring for them, and the right to influence and even direct his patients by caring for them.
• A commander earns the right to command by caring for his soldiers.
• A manager earns the right to lead by caring for his employees.
• A teacher earns the right to teach by caring for his students.
• A king earns the right to rule and a prime minister or president earns the right to preside (exercise authority or control) by caring for his citizens.

Caring is not merely feeling benevolent emotions.  Actually, since emotions are merely a side effect of thoughts and actions, benevolent emotions are an outgrowth, not a cause or a definition, or caring.  Leaders who care do the following for those who follow them:

• Learn about them
• Pray for them
• Encourage them
• Talk to them
• Listen to them
• Rebuke them
• Mentor them
• Teach them
• Be accountable to them